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Wilmont Family #2
Lord of the Manor
No matter that the Lady Lucinda had borne a son to the man who had almost killed him, Richard of Wilmont wanted her anyway. For the fair widow brought to him a sense of belonging…and a love so powerful it would erase the past.
What could she ever be to him? Lucinda wondered. Surely a knight as chivalrous as Richard of Wilmont had worthier women than she to claim his attention. She was an outcast, and unfit as wife for any man…!
What could she ever be to him? Lucinda wondered. Surely a knight as chivalrous as Richard of Wilmont had worthier women than she to claim his attention. She was an outcast, and unfit as wife for any man…!
299 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1998
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About the author
Shari Anton
20 books37 followersShari Anton's resume lists an impressive string of job titles, from personnel clerk to executive secretary. When she took a creative writing class and found she possessed some talent for writing fiction, she dared to dream of a career that allowed her to work at home, shun panty hose and take unlimited coffee breaks.
Determined to write what she loved to read - historical romance - she spent the next few years learning the craft of writing a novel and entering various writing contests, winning first place in several. Emboldened by her success, she submitted her work to agents and publishers.
Her persistence paid off in 1997. With subsequent publishing contracts signed, Shari left the work world behind. She now spends her days in her home office weaving romantic tales set in medieval England.
Shari and her husband live in Wisconsin, have two grown children, and do their best to spoil their grandsons. Every chance they get, they pack the saddlebags on their Harleys and hit the road. Traveling companions expect to find a visit to a Civil War battlefield, a medieval fair, or an historical society on the itinerary.
Shari is a member of Romance Writers of America and Wisconsin Romance Writers of America (WisRWA), Hearts Through History Romance Writers, Novelists, Inc., and The Authors Guild.
Determined to write what she loved to read - historical romance - she spent the next few years learning the craft of writing a novel and entering various writing contests, winning first place in several. Emboldened by her success, she submitted her work to agents and publishers.
Her persistence paid off in 1997. With subsequent publishing contracts signed, Shari left the work world behind. She now spends her days in her home office weaving romantic tales set in medieval England.
Shari and her husband live in Wisconsin, have two grown children, and do their best to spoil their grandsons. Every chance they get, they pack the saddlebags on their Harleys and hit the road. Traveling companions expect to find a visit to a Civil War battlefield, a medieval fair, or an historical society on the itinerary.
Shari is a member of Romance Writers of America and Wisconsin Romance Writers of America (WisRWA), Hearts Through History Romance Writers, Novelists, Inc., and The Authors Guild.
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August 5, 2017
questo libro, di cui sono stata omaggiata per l'acquisto multiplo di due romanzi usati, è stata una piacevole sorpresa. leggero, ma gradevole, adatto ai pomeriggi estivi, pratico da infilare in borsa durante un viaggio. nessun refuso, poche ripetizioni, adattissimo a chi ama il genere.
June 12, 2023
4.75⭐️ Absolutely loved this! Richard was such a great character with lots of depth. I loved his relationship with Phillip, Lucinda’s son. They were so cute together. The only complaint I have if that I wish we would’ve gotten an epilogue of seeing them happy after all of that turmoil.
December 1, 2023
Abusou da boa vontade ao colocar a heroína já indo para a cama com o heroi após anos num relacionamento abusivo.
Poupe-me.
Poupe-me.
January 3, 2011
Richard of Milhurst was born a bastard. He looked much like the heir of Gerard of Milhurst, his half brother. Gerard had given both of his brothers land and keeps after the King gave them their enemy's holdings, Basil. Basil escaped the kings prison but later died in a fire at his keep after Ardith, Gerard's wife, had stabbed him with her dagger because he tried to rape her while holding her and Daymon (Gerard's son) captive.
Lady Lucinda had left her home when warned by her husband Basil to take his heir, Philip, and return to Normandy and their lands there. Instead she went to a small village and stayed hidden for 3 years after Basil's death. Now that disease had taken the couple she lived with and much of the village she left. She decided to ask the King for a protector for Philip and to make sure he was given his holdings in Normandy.
Richard was given as the protector. He was taken with Lucinda when they picked her and Philip up along the road to Westminister. When he found out she was the wife of his dead enemy he despised her, or at least tried to.
This book is really good but it also makes you realize how much hate can be aimed towards innocents because of people they are connected to. Lucinda and Philip were hated by all around them because of Basil being a traitor towards the King.
This is the 2nd in a series. Looking forward to the next two.
Lady Lucinda had left her home when warned by her husband Basil to take his heir, Philip, and return to Normandy and their lands there. Instead she went to a small village and stayed hidden for 3 years after Basil's death. Now that disease had taken the couple she lived with and much of the village she left. She decided to ask the King for a protector for Philip and to make sure he was given his holdings in Normandy.
Richard was given as the protector. He was taken with Lucinda when they picked her and Philip up along the road to Westminister. When he found out she was the wife of his dead enemy he despised her, or at least tried to.
This book is really good but it also makes you realize how much hate can be aimed towards innocents because of people they are connected to. Lucinda and Philip were hated by all around them because of Basil being a traitor towards the King.
This is the 2nd in a series. Looking forward to the next two.
May 20, 2013
Not as fun at the first one. The romance was too easy. I found it very hard to believe that the heroine would fall into bed with the hero so quickly after having been in an abusive relationship for so many years.
A similar plot and setting was the premise of Julie Tetel's Simon's Lady, and I much preferred how that was handled instead.
A similar plot and setting was the premise of Julie Tetel's Simon's Lady, and I much preferred how that was handled instead.
July 6, 2010
Typical run of the mill historical romance. Light easy read.
December 12, 2012
Nice historical romance.
September 9, 2014
It was good but I didn't enjoy it as the first book in the series. Good characters and I enjoy Anton's writing style.
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