Daggers of Gold

by Katherine Deauxville

A Saxon beauty and a courageous knight fall prey to forbidden passion, as the medieval saga that began in Blood Red Roses continues. Romantic Times praises DAGGERS OF GOLD as “A magnificent love story...real history brought to life by a consummate storyteller.” Find out for yourself what makes this spellbinding sequel to the best-selling Blood Red Roses so hot! Ingrith is the grand-daughter of a formerly powerful Saxon noble who has fallen from the King’s grace and left his family in the position of slaves and serfs. Her fiery will and glossy silver tresses set her apart from other peasant girls, but she has no control over her destiny. She remains bound by the will of others due to her family’s ancient ties to the web of intrigue surrounding the royal family. Her beauty at full flower, she finds herself the unwilling captive of a swarthy knight setting out to prove his loyalty to the King. Ingrith is to be a gift to the King, his servant and whore, until he tires of her. She refuses to submit to such an outrageous violation. But the only way she can escape is with the help of her captor, who has his own debt of honor to pay, and whose gorgeous eyes send shivers down her spine. 

Genres: Historical Romance, Medieval, Romance, Fiction, Historical, Medieval Romance

273 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 1993

About the author

aka M. H. Davis, Maggie Davis, Maggie Daniels

Maggie Hill was born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, daughter of George Blair and Dorothy (Mason) Hill. She also writes under the pen names of M. H. Davis, Maggie Davis, Maggie Daniels, and Katherine Deauxville, is the author of over 25 published novels. She is a former feature writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, copywriter for Young & Rubican in New York, and assistant in research to the chairman of the department of psychology at Yale University. She taught three writing courses at Yale, and was a two-time guest writer/artist at the International Cultural center in Hammamet, Tunisia. She has written for the Georgia Review, Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Holiday and Venture magazines. She is the winner of four Reviewer’s Choice Awards and one Lifetime Achievement Award for romantic comedy from Romantic Times Magazine, and received the Silver Pen Award from Affaire de Coeur Magazine. She is also listed in Who's Who 2000.

Reviews

[Emiliya Bozhilova · Rating 4 out of 5]

През 1100 г. един от тримата синове на Уилям завоевателя управлява Англия (останалите двама дебнат в засада), саксонците са третирани така зле от норманите, както те самите преди това са третирали британците, а Антиохия и Йерусалим са бойно поле за кръстоносци и сарацини.

Най-якото в сюжета е средновековната атмосфера - авторката си е дала труд да я пресъздаде в доста детайли, ненатрапчиво и с хумор. Завърнал се от Светите Земи кръстоносец норманин е натоварен да изпълни мисия сред богатите евреи в Англия и същевременно да завлече Саксонска девойка при един от синовете на Уилям Завоевателя в качеството и на подкуп от заговорничещи благородници, избили семейството и. Настава пълна лудница, съвършено фантасмагорична, но пада забава. И свършва с кралеубийство и неплатени дългове към еврейските банкери. Е, и хепи енд. Перфектно. Даже един от героите е заек (плюс монаси, джудже, принцове и малко разбойници).

3,5 звезди

[Jericho McKraven · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was just so much I don't care about in this book. The people, the places, the things....

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[Daenerys Targaryen · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF AT 60%. I really liked another one of the author's books so I kept reading this for a while hoping that it will get better. But it didn't.

[Lucysnow1851 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This historical romance is rich with detail, is a bit sexist (as fits the time period) but ultimately is a really fun read. I tore through it easily in a week.