Knights Divided

The Sommerville Family #5

by Suzanne Barclay

Knights Divided by Suzanne Barclay released on Feb 21, 1997 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Medieval, Harlequin, Category Romance, Fiction

344 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Carol Suzanne was born on 20 December 1945 in USA, daughter of Phyllis and Whit Hoose. She married Kenneth E. Backus, and obtained four stepchildren.

Published since 1992 as Suzanne Barclay, was an author for Harlequin Historical, specializing in romance set in the Medieval era. She founded the Lake Country Romance Writers in 1993, and served as the chapter's first president. She passed away on 15 September 1999 after a long battle with cancer.

Reviews

[Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

After two bland sci-fi books this book was a great comfort. The plot was well thoughtout. The lovemaking was just right and you grow to care for the main characters. I enjoyed this book for what it is.. a straight forward historical romance that delivers well. =)

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book many years ago and deemed it a keeper. It has moved with us three times and survived many shelf cleanings. I have been looking at it setting there on the shelf and thinking it was time to revisit Jamie and Emmeline. I am so glad I did. I enjoyed the story as much as if it was the first time I had read it. I think I'll keep it around a little longer. It is that good.

[Maura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jamie Sommerville is a rogue and a wastrel, but he does it because he feels it's the only thing left in life. He self-exiled himself when his rashness nearly caused his brother's death. One of his conquests was Celia, Emma's sister - and she's convinced that Jamie is her murderer. So she plots to kidnap him and make him confess, but that backfires a bit and she ends up being kidnapped herself and embroiled in Jamie's seemingly treasonous plot. In order to explain her presence alongside him, he claims she's his betrothed, which, once the attraction becomes too much to resist, culminates in marriage.

I'm not a huge fan of evil twin plots. It's especially sad to know that one of the children of Jesse and Alex turn out to be a horrible villain . I like to think that all the children of characters I read about before have relatively happy endings themselves. Jamie and his rakishness are especially annoying at first. He doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong with pursuing sex with whomever he can get it. But he does prove himself to be an honorable kind of guy and keeps his hands to himself until just before the wedding. Jamie and Emma have a good relationship - it's feisty and spitfirish there at the beginning and very devoted there at the end. But there was something going on in the middle - it's like Emma hated Jamie and then all of a sudden decided he was a lovely, wonderful man and started looking at him with stars in her eyes. It felt like a rather abrupt shift in attitude and behavior. And there wasn't a whole lot of evidence to support that shift except, "Oh, he's trying to save his country." And bam, she was in love with him. Once I got used to that shift though, they were rather adorable together.

[Ischiv · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a stickler for detail. It is very disappointing when an author can't remember her own writing from her own previous book. The hero of this book is named Jamie. But when he was born, he was named Somerville, after his father's legacy. This was in a different book. Why did she change it? It makes a reader wonder if she forgot. it has bothered me from the first chapter. i am only 2 chapters in, but am finding it hard to read.

[nika reads and whines · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still remember this was the first book I read when I was 8 years old, back in Brazil. It’s such a comfort reading for me, it’s still is! I was so happy I found a paperback copy this year and I was able to read it in the original English version.

I honestly love Suzanne Barclay romances. I love her writing.

[Linda C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emmeline Spencer kidnapped Jamie Sommerville to make him confess to her sister’s murder, but besides being innocent he has other plans that must be carried out. When he escapes she ends up being his captive. Jamie lives the life of a sailor and adventurer and is estranged from his twin, Hugh, and his family. He left home after an incident that damaged his eye and crippled his twin. He is now involved in a political intrigue that could result in his disgrace and death. Interesting political plot got me looking up that period in history, Britain 1386. Well done.

[Marguerite · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yep, still liked it after a reread.

[Chastity · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just read this book and I loved it! I couldn't put it down!

[[Error] · Rating 5 out of 5]

so funny,, loved it