Ironheart

by Emily French

Leon FitzWarren meets elfin Brenna when both are children. He, a squire walking the battlements in the night, and she a mere slip of a child. Unable to sleep, Brenna is drawn to the top of the tower by an unknown pull. The little girl offers a night of comfort to a scared Leon, and as dawn approaches and Leon must leave on his journey to become a knight, they swear undying love to each other. Fourteen years later a physically, and mentally scarred Leon returns a man to Dinas Bran, home to the now grown Lady Brenna. Now known as Caer Llion, the fierce knight Ironheart, he is mistaken by Brenna as her betrothed, who has been killed in battle. Leon too is mysteriously drawn to the dark beauty of Brenna. However Leon distrusts immensely, and fears his deep attraction to Brenna.

Genres: Romance

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Emily writes for Harlequin Historicals. She enjoys writing about the past, because there are a lot of issues you can raise in a historical novel that become more difficult in a contemporary novel. Her books are set in many different periods: 1204 in Wales, 1640 Wisconsin and 1757 Connecticut through to 1842 Maine and the Manhattan of 1865. Emily’s heroines are women who were unable to do the sorts of things they would today, but at the same time they have to be gutsy enough to appeal to today's readers. Historical novels are very popular, she says, because they can help the reader escape the misery of the present. Looking back always looks better than now. But for Emily, married at 17 and a mother at 18 at a time when that was "the done thing", the 21st century is full of promise. It's a time when a woman can do or be anything she wants. Apart from a couple of years with the kids, Emily has kept on working, but she always had a keen interest in the arts. She spent nine years in the theatre, but her husband complained about the noise and the mess of props for plays, so she took up drawing and painting and the smell of turpentine invaded the house. Now, Emily says, her dear heart knows where she is and that she's not turning their riverside home upside down. Emily French can be contacted at P.O. Box 5187, Bundaberg, Queensland 4670, Australia.

Reviews

[Tina McParland · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a bit all over the place the story would mention something and then just change to another subject it was a little hard to follow. But the premise behind the story was good. There was just too many confusing parts for me.

[Jasmin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Such garbage

[Magda · Rating 1 out of 5]

How embarrassing. This book was awful.

[Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent solid story. I greatly enjoyed it. =)