Lady of Locksley

My Lady Robin Hood #1

by Aron Lewes

When the girl of his dreams is captured by the Sheriff of Nottingham's deputies, Will Scarlet desperately wants to save the day. But he fails. Utterly.

Will is rescued by a mysterious man named “Little John,” who urges him to get a closer look at his face. Little John is actually Will's absent Aunt Josephine, who is now living as a man.

Little John introduces Will to Robin of Locksley, the half-Saracen daughter of the deceased Earl of Locksley. Will is smitten with her, but he knows the beauty would never be interested in him.

The trio saves a young man named Much, who was once Robin's servant. Much the “Milliner's Son” is a bit of an oddball and spends his days making hats. Much is obsessed with hats. Hats are his life.

Together, they take on a pompous Sheriff of Nottingham... who seems to be wrestling with an unwanted attraction to the lady rogue.

Lady of Locksley is a Robin Hood retelling with a dash of romance, featuring a diverse cast of characters.

Genres: Fantasy

262 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2017

About the author

I'm a rather reclusive author living in Ohio with four cats.
I write super fluffy fluff and darkest grim grimdark. "This author has a strange imagination" was my favorite compliment ever. I hope my strange imagination entertains someone out there!

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just the tenth book to make my abandoned book shelf. I love Robin Hood stories, and am no stranger to a gender-bent hero, having read the Robyn Hood comics. This book, though, felt like a middle schooler sat down at a keyboard and typed whatever came to mind. The coarse language was overdone, the characters were either skeletal or simply unlikeable. The research was sorely lacking. Peasants would not have had sofas in medieval England, much less one that was not taken from a home abandoned for seven years. A young, unmarried woman would not live alone in a village if her grandparents owned a farm, assuming here parents were dead. Most of that is in the first twenty pages! It says something when I can’t even bear to push through just 127 pages.

[Jenn Gerber · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this. The premise was interesting and sounded exciting, as I like reading about strong female characters. And who doesn't like a Robin Hood re-telling?
I gave up, however, only a handful of chapters into the book.
The story reads maybe a 7th grade level grammar and vocabulary wise. Not a big problem, but the it surprises me when the language is as crude as it is. The characters are poorly fleshed out. It is very distracting when every character is 'whimpering, whining, shouting, shrieking, yelling, sighing, etc' instead of just 'saying.'
I wouldn't bother wasting your time. The story isn't terribly interesting, and the characters are disappointing farces of people. I was pretty disappointed.

[Dorn Carran · Rating 1 out of 5]

Crude language and unbelievable

I gave up reading this part way through as I became annoyed at how crude the language was. In addition it was a poorly researched book. The author her calls the under sheriff a deputy, and John (who is a woman preferring to live as a bandit who swears and ogles women like a sailor) has a sofa in his house, in medieval England. Additionally king John is no more, instead the sheriff answers to a princess? No idea why. I have read many great retellings of the classic story including several where robin is female, all are better than this one.

[Ronny · Rating 4 out of 5]

A. Female Robin Hood

If you like to read about strong female leads then this is the book for you. A princess instead of a prince, weak men helping Robin, and magic Meriem engaged to the sheriff. A good read.

[Johnnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Twist On The Tale Of Robin Hood

Wow. What a treat. Without spoilers, this was a refreshing twist on the Robin Hood story. I cannot wait to see the next installment to this Sherwood Forest Frolic.