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The Rose & The Ring #1
Lady Rosamund
Strong-minded Lady Rosamund rebels at being a pawn in a political chess game that sets her up as the prize if Hanseatic sea captain Erik Branden defeats her father’s enemy.
Victorious, but injured, Erik stumbles on Burg Mosel's tower steps accidentally tripping the mechanism that opens a secret chamber and exposes a skeleton. His discovery solves a long-standing mystery and uncovers a deeper treachery. Can Erik’s integrity and love overcome Rosamund's fear and defiance?
Victorious, but injured, Erik stumbles on Burg Mosel's tower steps accidentally tripping the mechanism that opens a secret chamber and exposes a skeleton. His discovery solves a long-standing mystery and uncovers a deeper treachery. Can Erik’s integrity and love overcome Rosamund's fear and defiance?
283 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 17, 2014
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January 29, 2021
This was an enjoyable story, but I have the same criticisms as I do for many Christian novels with a "Medieval" setting.
- Religion. The religion of the characters is not Roman Catholicism. Not even close. There are references to priests, but their religion is modern Evangelical Christianity. They pray about who to marry, "God's plan for their life" etc.
Rosamund at one point reads a passage in a psalm and sees a reference to "man". She responds by thinking "well I'm not a man". I would have thought any reasonably educated 15th century person would have grasped that the word referred to all humans, not just the male gender.
- Historical details. 15th century castles generally did not have marble floors, reception rooms or halls. The architecture reads more like that of an 18th century manor house.
- This is meant to be set in Sweden and Denmark, and yet there is a reference to the Romans conquering the region. The Romans never got that far North. They never got further than Germany and Britain.
I'd recommend it, its a sweet story but not to be taken very seriously in terms of historical fiction. The characters were- OK. Rosamund was sort of a Mary Sue though. I found her a bit flat and boring.
- Religion. The religion of the characters is not Roman Catholicism. Not even close. There are references to priests, but their religion is modern Evangelical Christianity. They pray about who to marry, "God's plan for their life" etc.
Rosamund at one point reads a passage in a psalm and sees a reference to "man". She responds by thinking "well I'm not a man". I would have thought any reasonably educated 15th century person would have grasped that the word referred to all humans, not just the male gender.
- Historical details. 15th century castles generally did not have marble floors, reception rooms or halls. The architecture reads more like that of an 18th century manor house.
- This is meant to be set in Sweden and Denmark, and yet there is a reference to the Romans conquering the region. The Romans never got that far North. They never got further than Germany and Britain.
I'd recommend it, its a sweet story but not to be taken very seriously in terms of historical fiction. The characters were- OK. Rosamund was sort of a Mary Sue though. I found her a bit flat and boring.
May 4, 2017
Lovely book!
Lady Rosamond is a lovely book filled with principles, values, faith, and love—and more than a touch of mystery and intrigue.
Lady Rosamond is a lovely book filled with principles, values, faith, and love—and more than a touch of mystery and intrigue.
May 7, 2018
My review today is on the Medieval Romance, Lady Rosamund. The first book in The Rose and the Ring Series. I really like Medieval romances. This is a great read and I hope to read more of Joyce's books. This story is well written, action packed and faith based. I know you are going to love this book.
Lady Rosamund Schmidden meets her true love or her crush when she is just a ten year old. The Ship the Tarragon was docked at her home for repairs. The young captain was a man dreams were made of. Rosamund was sure he would come back for her some day. Now seven years later her father is in trouble. The neighboring Lord is in need of finances. He has taxed his people so severely that they were raiding the villagers in Lord Schmidden land. The neighbor, Lord Fredrick decides he will take Rosamund as a wife or he will take Lord Schmidden to war. Lord Schmidden fears for his daughter and send her to his nurse. He then sends for Captain Erik Brandon for help.
Captain Erik Brandon isn't sure what he can do to help Lord Schmidden. He is a long way off and his ship is stuck in a sheet of ice. No way was he going any where. As he is praying and tells God it's not like he was able to walk on water; he looks down and sees that he is standing on the water it's just frozen. He takes his men over the frozen sea to go help his Lord. He stops on the way and meets Rosamund in a poor hut. She is so beautiful but how could he even dream of her when he has nothing to offer her.
A journey of two souls meant to be together while an evil Lord try to pull them a part and destroy them. God has a plan for them, a good plan and not for evil. God has a plan for you too. Give him your heart and watch Him move in your life.
Lady Rosamund Schmidden meets her true love or her crush when she is just a ten year old. The Ship the Tarragon was docked at her home for repairs. The young captain was a man dreams were made of. Rosamund was sure he would come back for her some day. Now seven years later her father is in trouble. The neighboring Lord is in need of finances. He has taxed his people so severely that they were raiding the villagers in Lord Schmidden land. The neighbor, Lord Fredrick decides he will take Rosamund as a wife or he will take Lord Schmidden to war. Lord Schmidden fears for his daughter and send her to his nurse. He then sends for Captain Erik Brandon for help.
Captain Erik Brandon isn't sure what he can do to help Lord Schmidden. He is a long way off and his ship is stuck in a sheet of ice. No way was he going any where. As he is praying and tells God it's not like he was able to walk on water; he looks down and sees that he is standing on the water it's just frozen. He takes his men over the frozen sea to go help his Lord. He stops on the way and meets Rosamund in a poor hut. She is so beautiful but how could he even dream of her when he has nothing to offer her.
A journey of two souls meant to be together while an evil Lord try to pull them a part and destroy them. God has a plan for them, a good plan and not for evil. God has a plan for you too. Give him your heart and watch Him move in your life.
June 10, 2017
I read this with the title lady Rosamund.
Meh skimmed a lot of it
Meh skimmed a lot of it
July 8, 2017
Not bad though excessively focused on religion at times. 3*
October 14, 2017
Satisfying Story
This didn't have strong character development but the story was pleasant and NOT riddled with sex. Enjoyable read with great prayer inserts.
This didn't have strong character development but the story was pleasant and NOT riddled with sex. Enjoyable read with great prayer inserts.
July 6, 2015
As Heartsong Presents novellas go, its a good story. Since Christian Medieval fiction is difficult to find, this one is a little treasure. A lovely read for a quiet afternoon. One of the things that makes this book so interesting is actually the authors' note at the beginning describing her own family research leading to the creation of this little novel.
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