In the far off land of Lyennarin lived a brave knight true of heart. Sir Rowan was promised the hand of the princess. There is one problem, Rowan is not the man everyone thinks she is. Princess Alithea her future bride is everything she could ever wish for. She would be happy if not for the fear of what her wedding night would bring. Once her secret is revealed, will she end up banished to the castle dungeon or will she find love?
Mavis Applewater, a Massachusetts native and Salem State Theatre graduate, began writing while working as a bartender in Cambridge. She is the author of seven novels, including The Brass Ring, Whispering Pines (a Goldie winner), and The Plaza, as well as four short story collections such as the Goldie Finalist Home For The Holidays. Her work blends romance, mystery, and erotica. Applewater lives in Massachusetts with her longtime partner, continuing to write novels, novellas, and thrillers with a devoted fanbase.
A beautiful epic set of tales that tell of a lifetime of love and adventure.
I really enjoyed this series of three separate stories all surrounding Knight Rowan 'Raven' who at the start is set up to marry the Princess Alithea. There's just one problem, Sir Rowan isn't a sir but a lady in disguise.
The stories mainly focus on their love, and life together over decades, (and their history too) with lots of charming developments. Although there are indeed some trials in the kingdom that they both swiftly defeat.
Not much angst which I was happy for, despite some darker themes. It is mostly a happy loving tale of a lady knight and her princess, finding true love and happily ever after. Swoon!
3,5 stars Entertaining , very entertaining. I had fun. It was cheesy, it was tropey, but I had fun. Wasn't all that fond of the writing style, but it was short enough that it didn't matter.
4 stars. This was sexy and fun. I liked Raven and Alithea a lot. Their chemistry was so good but the plot was thin and there's no development or growth for the characters at all. It's just really hot smut and I'm not mad at it. I just wanted a little bit more but for what it was it was entertaining.
3.8 star rating An entertaining fairytale story. The writer broke the story into 3 novella like stories; Everlasting, Eternally & Evermore. As soon as i finished one i was excited to get to the next and that alone shows the level of appreciation for such a story.
Two thumbs up for originality. I was enthralled from the beginning and I read this in one sitting. I thought I bought one story but was surprised that there were three seperate tales all woven together. This story had everything I love to read, from dragons, magic, handsome knights in shining armour who can easily slay a dragon but can't hold the hand to the woman they're in love with, to romance, love and steamy passion between the sheets. The only downfall to this was the lack of character build-up. I felt I had jumped right in the middle of a massive storyline without really getting to know the characters all that well. I understand these were novellas which honestly, could have been one long, full-length novel, but at times the story felt rushed. There is some seriously amazing potential here for this story to take off to new heights that could set off fireworks for readers like me who enjoy these types of tales.
I want to give this five stars, but with some errors and lack of this and lack of that, I have to give it 3.5
Fairy tale, hot, happy ending and with an interesting way of constructing the story. Literally reading this short novel feels like reading three separate novellas, different but connect, each started with the story and ends with an epilogue. Works quite well in this particular story given there is quite a significant time gap between each section of the plot. Definitely a book to go for if you want to escape a little while to fantasy land.