What do you think?
Rate this book
A Perfect Love
Present Day, England, Nadine du Monte, informed of her parents’ tragic death, rushes to get back home. Distraught, she boards a ferry to cross the English Channel, but accidentally falls overboard, only to awaken in a time long past—eight centuries past, to exact…
Twelfth Century, England, Faulk Brookstone is a knight whose outward strength conceals a broken heart born of the ultimate betrayal. Faulk owes it to his father’s memory to continue his bloodline, but according to prophecy, there is only one woman who can bear him children—and he has no idea how to find her…
While riding on the beach, Faulk discovers a beautiful young woman washed ashore and clinging to life. She has golden hair, amber eyes, and the mark of the rose on her shoulder—as foretold. Nadine is drawn to Faulk, and determined to understand their connection. But though he wants Nadine as his wife, can Faulk welcome her as his love for all time?
Twelfth Century, England, Faulk Brookstone is a knight whose outward strength conceals a broken heart born of the ultimate betrayal. Faulk owes it to his father’s memory to continue his bloodline, but according to prophecy, there is only one woman who can bear him children—and he has no idea how to find her…
While riding on the beach, Faulk discovers a beautiful young woman washed ashore and clinging to life. She has golden hair, amber eyes, and the mark of the rose on her shoulder—as foretold. Nadine is drawn to Faulk, and determined to understand their connection. But though he wants Nadine as his wife, can Faulk welcome her as his love for all time?
331 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2000
65 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
October 30, 2011
This story had great potential but....it lost stars when the writer kept repeating that she was not in her own time and she could be swept back to her own time any minute. She couldn't allow herself to get involved with anyone. The other thing that took another star away... the Hero kept saying to himself ...women are not to be trusted. I gave my heart to my first wife and she decieved me. I will not love her or say the words. Ugh!
Nadine has lost everything that she holds dear in the present day. She is on her way home to her parents funeral and she is swept back in time to 1195. Faulk finds her on the beach close to death. She appears to have almost drowned. He remembers a prophecy that was told to him by a witch 6 yrs before. He looks Nadine over and finds a tattoo of a rose on her. That was the sign to prove that she was his lady. She would be the only woman who could give him heirs. He was very determined to convince her to marry him and give him heirs.
In this story there is a villain too...Roland. He wants Nadine too. He wants to marry her so he'll become Lord of her estate. Also there is a mean woman too. She wants Faulk for herself and Nadine out of the way. The book is full of twist and turns and the author eludes to reincarnation .....ie. Nadine from the present and Nadine from medieval times.
After a big deception and Nadine putting her life in danger.... Faulk learns that he can give his heart to his Nadine. She gets her HEA with her Hero, Faulk.
Nadine has lost everything that she holds dear in the present day. She is on her way home to her parents funeral and she is swept back in time to 1195. Faulk finds her on the beach close to death. She appears to have almost drowned. He remembers a prophecy that was told to him by a witch 6 yrs before. He looks Nadine over and finds a tattoo of a rose on her. That was the sign to prove that she was his lady. She would be the only woman who could give him heirs. He was very determined to convince her to marry him and give him heirs.
In this story there is a villain too...Roland. He wants Nadine too. He wants to marry her so he'll become Lord of her estate. Also there is a mean woman too. She wants Faulk for herself and Nadine out of the way. The book is full of twist and turns and the author eludes to reincarnation .....ie. Nadine from the present and Nadine from medieval times.
After a big deception and Nadine putting her life in danger.... Faulk learns that he can give his heart to his Nadine. She gets her HEA with her Hero, Faulk.
August 16, 2019
Nadine du Monte was raised in France but is going to school in London. On her arrival back in London after a visit home, she is devastated to learn that her parents have been killed in a car accident. Desperate to get home she takes the ferry even with her phobia of water. She falls off the ferry and when she wakes up she's in 12th century England with Faulk Brookstone. Faulk recognizes her as the woman prophesied for him to marry and confidently goes about trying to do that. Nadine keeps trying to figure out why she's there and having flashbacks. When people know her by her name and she recognizes places and people in the 12th century, she knows she's gone back to complete her destiny. Interesting time travel tied with a channel crossing.
July 20, 2019
3.5 stars
August 21, 2025
Tossed back in time, the heroine is rescued by the hero when he finds the rose tattoo on her shoulder that signifys her as the prophecy. She will be the only woman able to bare his children. It's a long battle for him to win her as his wife. Between the heroine herself being completely against the idea and the villain who forges a fake license and declared her to be his it seems like the hero is doomed to fail. I liked the fact that though the story is in English, it's made clear that the heroine is French and the characters speak French. The heroine soon realizes that not only has she been tossed back in time but she's also remembering a past life where as her mother still lives and she has a family. The hero is relentless in his pursuit of her hand and it very much felt that he didn't truly love her. Sure he cared for her but his goal and obsession was gaining an heir. Also the heroine not only remembered her past life, she soon begins to embrace herself as this other woman and completely forgets about trying to get home. It was a nice story and though it's clearly a romance, I didn't find it truly romantic. Especially the 2nd half where the characters spend most of their time battling the villain and playing with politics.
February 7, 2010
I don't remember absolutely loving this book, but yet again, a book from years past when I first started reading romance.
June 6, 2016
Sadly, I just couldn't get into this one. I love Ms. Landry's book (The Wishing Chalice) so I had high hopes for this one.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews