Bestselling author Nicole Jordan weaves a breathtakingly sensuous story of love and passion between the valiant Ariane of Claredon and the fierce knight who loses his heart to her. . . . Forfive turbulent years Ariane has dutifully prepared herself for marriage to King Henry's most trusted vassal, the legendary Norman knight Ranulf de Vernay. But cruel circumstance has branded Ariane'sfather a traitor to the crown. And now Ranulf is returning to Claredon, not as a bridegroom . . . but as a conqueror. Survivor of a hellish youth, Ranulf knows well the treacheries ofnoblewomen-and mistrusts the regal, defiant beauty to whom he was once betrothed. But while he shields his wounded heart with impenetrable armor, she sears his soul with sensuous fire. Ranulf may have vowed toclaim her lands and her body as his prize, but ultimately it is the mighty warrior who must surrender to Ariane's proud, determined passion-and her remarkable healinglove. "From the Paperback edition."
New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan spins delightful tales that simmer with passion and sensuality. In her former life, Nicole grew up as an Army brat, moving frequently and attending high school in Germany. She later earned a civil engineering degree from Georgia Tech and spent eight years as a manufacturing manager making disposable diapers and toilet tissue! Currently Nicole lives in the Rocky Mountains of Utah with her real-life hero (her husband) and beloved kids (her horses).
With over two-dozen historical romances to her credit and four million books in print, set in numerous eras and locales, Nicole now enjoys chronicling the sparks that fly when Regency lovers play the matrimonial mating game.
One of her novels had the dubious honor of being humorously spotlighted by Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." On a more serious note, Nicole's romances regularly appear on numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today, and have earned such honors as RITA finalist, RWA's Favorite Book of the Year, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Historical Romance, and the Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence, presented by a group of over one hundred romance reviewers.
Me ha encantado!! Hace tiempo que no leía una novela de una sola sentada. Nicole Jordan es una autora que nunca defrauda y eso que, según entiendo, ésta es de sus primeras novelas. Me encanta la fuerza y pasión que imprime en sus personajes y, sobre todo, esa forma que tiene de diseccionar sus emociones, que hace comprenderlos aún en sus acciones más insólitas.
Ambientada en plena Edad Media donde, por más que nos chirríe, se describe sin pelos en la lengua la relación de poder de los hombres sobre las mujeres, la autora crea una una trama ágil, entretenida y muy emotiva, con personajes que se enfrentan a sus propios demonios, en que la traición (y el miedo a la traición) mueve los hilos de la historia, pero de la que saldrán absolutamente fortalecidos.
Por último, el contexto histórico, con la sucesión de Enrique II como rey de Inglaterra, es impecable. ¡Imposible parar de leer!
Reto Rita 4.0 (abril)
Reto #30 PopSugar 2020: Un libro, ficción o no, sobre un líder mundial
Una historia muy entretenida, con todos los ingredientes de una buena historia medieval!!
Hacía mucho que no leía nada de esta época, y me ha gustado volver a esos guerreros con armaduras, a los castillos normandos, al vasallaje y las traiciones. La historia está muy bien ambientada, con descripciones maravillosas que te sumergen en el universo de la novela sin interrumpir su desarrollo. El lenguaje y los caracteres de los personajes forman también parte de la espectacular ambientación.
La trama es sencilla y, a mi parecer, se desarrolla de forma un tanto lenta; creo que la autora podría haberse ahorrado algunas páginas en lugar de extender el conflicto entre los protagonistas. A pesar de todo, cumple su función de entretener. El gran peso de esta historia descansa en el romance, no hay luchas ni emboscadas, ni ningún otro elemento que sustente la tensión de la trama, excepto un pequeño secreto al que no se le da demasiado peso pero que cumple su función de provocar más conflicto entre los protagonistas.
Los personajes principales me han gustado bastante y están muy bien dibujados. Ranulf es un hombre que ha sufrido un gran rechazo en su infancia y que ha sido testigo de la deslealtad de las mujeres de la nobleza, lo que lo ha convertido en un hombre duro, frío y que no cree en el amor, aunque, al mismo tiempo, su lucha por evitar ser como su padre, lo ha dotado de una particular ternura y un gran sentido de la justicia. Me ha gustado mucho su proceso de enamoramiento, la forma en que Ariene lo va conquistando y cómo él se va rindiendo, si bien el asedio resulta largo hasta que su corazón se rinde.
Ariene me ha parecido un personaje muy bien logrado, con una mezcla impresionante de fortaleza, temple y delicadeza femenina. Lucha, sin ser irrespetuosa; se somete, sin ser servil; nunca deja de ser quien es, la lady de Clarendon. Desde las primeras páginas se presenta a sí misma como alguien débil y, sin embargo, nos va demostrando a lo largo de las páginas que ella es la más fuerte de los dos, tanto en un sentido moral como de voluntad.
Hay entre ambos grandes momentos de pasión, mientras que la ternura es algo que subyace y que se refleja a través de gestos, miradas y las palabras del narrador.
Reconozco que cuando comencé a leer y vi que tendría a Ariene como prisionera, pensé que, dada la época, a lo mejor había demasiado machismo o vejaciones; sin embargo, la autora ha sabido manejar muy bien la época y el trato entre los personajes.
Sin duda, a quien le guste la romántica histórica de época medieval, gozará con esta lectura.
*2.5 stars* Even though my rating is fairly low, I do want to say that to some degree I did still enjoy this book. The setting was great, and I loved how Nicole Jordan created a world in the pages so you as a reader could visualize it and feel truly apart of the story. I loved the prologue, it was lovely and sweet and it made the rest of the book seem really promising, it was a great introduction to the characters at that point, yet, I found that from there on the book felt slow and it seemed to lack something. I was continually frustrated as I felt like the two main protagonists where going back and forth, every time I felt like they where close to a resolve and sorting out their feelings they'd go back to being "enemies." The book really picked up it's pace near the final chapters and then I couldn't stop turning the page, I found the plot to become a little more interesting and the main protagonists weren't annoying me. The epilogue of this book is lovely as well, I was glad to see how everything and everyone was coming along. This book is also well written which is a major plus.
2.5* This book was a good story but the hero was so unbelievably stubborn in his refusal to ever think well of the heroine until the last 1/8 of the book! It was so annoying! Usually it is the heroine who doubts the hero constantly, which bugs me, but in this one it was the hero and it got old fast! I would have enjoyed this story more if Ranulf wasn't so adamant about believing the worst of Ariane. I'll admit she did make a few mistakes that made her look bad. However, it was pretty obvious she wasn't like the women from Ranulf's past. It just got old.
Ranulf did have a horrid childhood and only knew the worst in women so having some issues with trust is expected, however, they just went on too long. I wanted to like Ranulf I really did but I just didn't. He was a good hero, if a bit cruel, in parts and he never abused Ariane but his refusal to believe in her up until the last little bit of the story, and even then only after constant re-enforcement from his vassal, Payn, of her goodness, just ruined it for me. He basically forced her into becoming his "leman." (Hate that word, btw) He even referred to her as that. Didn't like it. He didn't rape her but perhaps a bit of forced-seduction. I wanted sweetness and loving prior to the very end of the book. I didn't get it, so by the time it arrived it really didn't matter.
Ariane was a likable enough heroine. She did have high hopes for her betrothal to Ranulf and was deeply hurt when after five years he still never came to claim her. She was left feeling bitter. However, she did come to love Ranulf, even with his severe trust issues.
One plus to the story was the lovely epilogue. I always enjoy an epilogue and this one delivered. I only wish Ranulf learned to trust Ariane earlier than the near end of the story. Couldn't we think of some other conflict? She gets kidnapped by his enemy or something? I just didn't feel the love in this story.
I keep hoping I will enjoy one of Nicole Jordan's books as much as I did The Heart Breaker but I haven't found one yet. Here's hoping!
Este libro fue una de las primeras novelas de romántica pura que leí, hará más de diez años, y me perseguirá para siempre. Sus escenas me acosan en las noches desveladas, sus frases reptan en mi psique como lombrices en el punto álgido de una rave. En "Amar a un caballero" hallé escenas capaces de licuarle el cerebro a una, y no precisamente de gusto. Más bien por la risa histérica.
Una de esas frases brilla más que las demás, como ese faro lejano en la oscuridad hacia el que navegas, sabiendo que, inevitablemente, te estrellarás en los acantilados de la vergüenza ajena. Ese glorioso momento en que nuestro galán, el Caballero Negro Ranulf (sí, es su nombre), le mete la mano en zonas comprometedoras a nuestra virginal y reticente protagonista, y, para demostrarle que no engaña a nadie con su recato, le susurra, con su voz viril de machote medieval:
"Ved, paloma mía, cómo fluyen vuestras mieles para mí".
A ver, yo no he vuelto a ser la misma desde entonces. Ese libro ha marcado mi forma de escribir romántica. Si os mola esto, pues venga, p'alante con el libro. No os va a decepcionar. Eso sí, si luego pasan como doce años y os seguís despertando entre sudores fríos, recordando esa frase maldita (y muchas, MUCHAS otras), no digáis que no os avisé.
Me gustó Muchísimo. Aunque es una historia de lo más común. Logró que me mantenga enganchada hasta al final. Los protagonistas me encantaron. Me gustó mucho como Ariane es capaz de defender lo que cree que es valioso. Ralnuf como prota masculino no esta mal. Aunque me hubiera gustado más que él se mostrara un poco más sensible. Pero aún así la historia logró que me enganchara bastante.
Me siento entre triste, decepcionada y un poco enfadada. Personalmente me gusta mucho Nicole Jordan, tengo muchos de sus libros en mis estanterías en zona VIP y amé locamente, 'El amante'. Pero con éste libro... mira yo no sé si es que ha sido mal momento, si es que deconstruirme y ser más feminista me ha jodido a esta autora pa los restos, o es que simplemente esta historia no está a la altura y punto.
Tenemos un plot muy habitual: pareja con matrimonio más o menos concertado, Escocia, guerras, problemáticas varias y tal. Hasta aquí ok. Pero es que me han desesperado mucho estos dos. El libro me ha parecido como muy antiguo, muy escrito hace medio siglo, con muchos tópicos y detallitos machistas que me ponían negra. Odiaba cada segundo que él la llamaba 'paloma mía'. Las escenas de cama me han dado grimita. La falta de confianza y de conversación entre ambos rozaba la locura. Que un hombre leal a sus ideales y familia, fuera incapaz siquiera de pensar un momento en el padre de ella y en 'creerla' aunque fuera UN POCO me ha sacado de quicio. La relación entre ambos es cualquier cosa menos romántica. O sea, creo que como libro histórico me lo podría haber comido con patatas, pero romantizar algo así... pues no creo que haga falta. Me explico. No es de esos libros con violaciones, maltrato y de más, aunque si que hay alguna que otra falta de respeto y humillación bonita. Pero es que su relación amorosa es... inexistente, casi. Creo que sería mucho más interesante visto desde un punto de vista más histórico, dejando de lado la pareja como algo "secundario" que contar, y con una relación como 'de conveniencia' sin más. Porque al final como que se aman... y personalmente no he entendido por qué.
Creo que Nicole Jordan tiene historias mucho más bonitas y mejor contadas que esta. No me ha gustado especialmente, más que nada su relación, y no lo recomendaría.
meh... 98 pages and I am not impressed. Biggest draw back so far - the author feels compelled to reiterate again and again the same thoughts of the main character. Yes, I understand, Ariane is guiltily attracted to her enemy and that she thinks he wanted her only for her holding. Yes, I understand that Ranulf thinks Ariane sees him as a base-born grasping opportunistic knight but yet he can't stop thinking about her. This to me is B grade writing. Not bad but really not good. Not sure I will finish.
Okay, I did almost finish the book and cannot really change my initial opinion. The writing style was just slightly above fundamental. The constant repetition of the same sentiments and fears and misgivings was just too much to give this a good rating to me. The story was a single layer. There was nothing but the superficial pretense of a romance-wanta-be. There was also some formatting issues going on in the ebook version I read as well. Huge sections were italicized randomly throughout the middle of the book. The climax was hurried and uneventful. The ending dragged on and on, and i found I could not finish the last 20 pages. Cannot recommend sorry to say.
'Hero' with a shitty past tries to assert his dominance and prove to himself he can do something of his ridiculous life by taking it out on a younger, smaller and weaker woman.
Heroine is set on fighting for her father and his holdings, just to succumb to hero's overbearing, rapey ways.
Also, excessive sex scenes thrown left and right just to show how the hero simply 'can't live' without the heroine's delicious body.
2,75 - Certo, questo romanzone sconta lo spirito del tempo in cui la Jordan scriveva (e in cui imperavano questi eroi un po' bruti e spacconi), però per mio gusto ha l'aggravante di essere pure abbastanza lento.
Sono 500 pagine in cui Ranulf si destreggia tra più ruoli, tutti odiosi: dapprima, è il guerriero possente deliziato da Ariane quattordicenne, poi diviene il fidanzato un po’ perplesso dall’intelligenza (è pur sempre una femmina...) di lei, poi diviene l'ex-fidanzato rancoroso che viene a prendersi il maniero come nuovo castellano, quindi il nemico lealista che considera traditori sia lei che il padre, quindi l'esecutore degli ordini reali che la cattura, indeciso se giustiziarla o tenersela come serva, ma anche il finto frate che raggira lei e la sua gente con l’inganno, ma anche il manipolatore che pretende la sottomissione di lei minacciando i suoi cari, fino ad arrivare a un ritorno dell'infatuazione iniziale, a condizione che Ariane capisca che sarà per sempre il suo signore-padrone e deciderà qualunque aspetto della sua vita… e quando Ariane, stremata, cede, con in più il terrore che lui la ripudi o la caccia via, senza protezione e senza mezzi, allora cotanto “Guerriero” è tutto soddisfatto di aver ottenuto il Grande Amore.
Semplicemente non il tipo da far cadere la me lettrice ai suoi piedi, oltreché urticante: come detto tante volte, non dubito che le relazioni fossero di questo tenore nel 1155, ma, potendo scegliere, preferisco un Regency svagante a un mattone medievale che non fa che ripetere quanto è tenebroso e sensuale un bisteccone monoespressivo come Ranulf.
The only thing that was good in this book was the very short prologue introducing the MCs. That first meeting between Ariane and Ranulf was both sweet and so promising! I really wanted to like these characters but in the end it just wasn't for me. Ranulf really is a giant jerk throughout 95% of the book and when he finally sees the light, I felt it was too rushed and hollow sounding to be believable. Maybe if NJ has given us more time with him being loving and trusting towards Ariane, I would have liked it more, but like many have mentioned before, there was more ass hat behavior than anything redeemable or even lovable about this love story.
Ariane, Ariane, ARIANE! (that was me, alternately sighing, scolding or yelling her name throughout The Warrior) She drove me up the whole with her spinelessness. She never showed her backbone, and took this jerk off back way to easily. Also there was a lot of sex that didn't seem to add anything to the plot other than these are two EXTREMELY horny people.
This started out great with the Hero and heroine being at odds with each other. I loved these stories where the couple came from opposing families who were at war, with one oppressing the other. However, I did not like the way the Hero could simply kiss the heroine and she would simply fall to her feet worshipping his manhood. I guess, that was the case for this entire book. Ranulf, the Hero, due to his childhood trauma, was unable to trust anyone - let alone the heroine - whose house was under his siege. He was hurt when he was a boy by his father and his mother left him, therefore he had trust issues. Even though the heroine again and again did not betray his trust, he was always suspicious. Unrelenting - or rather "stupid" I think - the heroine grew the patience of a saint. She waited for him to accept her and finally admitted to his affection for her. Ughh, this took like ... forever. But I guess, this was a good book all in all. I enjoyed it.
El libro que me acompaño en mi viaje y que cumplió su cometido de entretener y convencer. Una historia romantica clásica de la mano de Nicole Jordan y que alcanzo su punto mas alto cuando esta servidora leía esos capítulos lascivos mientras estaba encerrada en un bus, en medio de la carretera y con muchos desconocidos... :D
Okay. The hero waits 5 yrs till he is forced to claim his bride. He doesn't want marriage or to leave his two whores. The heroine's father is thought to be a traitor so the hero goes to take his betrothed castle. We she doesn't yield the castle to him she is no longer good enough to be his wife so he makes her his mistress. The hero slowly improves throughout the story but still!!
2 stars is generous, but I didn't particularly hate any character so I rounded up.
Overall, the story is a hot mess with not much to go on and it's really really long. I ended up skimming parts or I would never have made it to the end.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A 5 STARS IF THE HERO WASN'T SO OBTUSE AND STUBBORN ABOUT LOVE. HE ALREADY LOVES OUR HEROINE BUT DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT. If you can't stand dense male leads who may be sensual in the sack and sometimes wants to make you tear your hair out, then this might not be for you. BUT if you like a good push and pull angst between the characters even if they sometimes piss you off? Yep this was good because I have an inner masochist.
I HAVE NEVER MET A HERO WHO IS SOOOO OPPOSED TO FALLING IN LOVE THAN RANULF.
RANULF doesn't trust women. Period. Sometimes I even wonder if he was worth the trouble at all with the way he scrutinized everything the heroine did and was waiting for her to fuck up. His mother was a cheating whore, the highborn ladies he knew were all manipulative bitches and often got him trouble, thus he doesn't even like women unless it's for sex. I KNOW. WHAT COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY SEE IN ONE LIKE HIM? Well, the set down that he'll constantly face is a good revenge for one. RANULF agreed to a betrothal 5 years ago and never once went to collect his bride because he's a COWARD AND FEARS WOMEN. Yes, the entire gist of the story is that the hero was too fucking scared to get burn by a woman. Nevertheless, it was entertaining to see him stumble over mistakes when he meets his match in his future wife. Ranulf's logic confounds me. Our heroine's father was supposedly deemed a traitor so RANULF claims the land and breaks his engagement to our heroine but it doesn't stop him from lusting after her. In other words, he's an asshole when it suits him.
ARIANE is the solid foundation of what a lady should be, and raised by an honest, kind-hearted mother, she's everything that defies RANULF's expectations of women. While it wasn't IN YOUR FACE, I enjoyed all the times they clashed and she proved often that she's not a traitorous bitch. Mainpulative? Maybe just a teensy bit. One can't blame her for trying to outsmart RANULF and even if she did, her intentions weren't evil. I liked ARIANE, who in my opinion deserved better but oh well...
OVERALL if you're looking for something sweet, romantic and gushy? Don't even bother to pick this up. I enjoyed this mainly because it's a battle of wit and hearts. It's the kind of story that will reel you in for the drama and NO, THERE WAS NO CHEATING involved but, a lot of YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME AND WHYYYY?!!! MOMENTS. Don't say I didn't warn you 😉😉
The characters made sense and were generally likeable, the writing was fine (although there was a lot of formatting issues in my ebook).
Major ratings detractions: Lack of a real antagonist - The villain here was the characters history. The only real conflict that could have existed when bringing in characters from the past was resolved without real incident. Very mature of them, but not very interesting.
Length of the book - The last 100 pages were not very necessary and just rehashed things (and sexings) that had already happened. Could have wrapped the whole thing up a lot sooner and I wouldn't have skimmed the last bit just to get done.
Siamo nell' Inghilterra del 1150, Ranulf (il Dragone Nero) un guerriero al servizio del re Enrico non teme nessuno, non ha alcuna paura se non di una ragazzina che è la sua promessa sposa, una nobildonna, Ariane. Dopo 5 anni dal contratto di fidanzamento, la fa sua prigioniera (tradimento al re), la svilisce agli occhi di tutti facendola diventare sua serva poi sua schiava ed infine sua amante. Lei nonostante tutti i modi barbari di lui se ne innamora perché in lui vede lealtà ed il suo buon cuore nonostante anche lui professi di non averlo. Con perseveranza cerca così di far capire a Ranulf che lei non è come le altre nobildonne del suo passato ( era stato tradito in primis dalla madre) che le è leale e pian piano con amore riesce a creare delle piccole crepe alla sua corazza finch�� non verrà abbattuta. Bella la trama, scrittura scorrevole i personaggi ben delineati, ho adorato Ariane. Per me un libro che non si dimentica
3.5 - 4 stars. Read this for Regan Walker’s Historical Romance Review blog, Oct. is Medieval month. The first 100 -150 pages not much happens other than the angst between the H/h. And that’s fine, but not for the whole plot. There isn’t much action and the plot is one I’ve seen before. Once I got about half way in I decided this was a good one and it became a little more of a page turner for me. It has a very hard Alpha male who has had some pretty cruel life experiences, but finally meets his match in the h and it eventually changes him. Definitely a HEA and an epilogue where we see a very different H.
Resumen Mi introducción al género de la novela romántica, una historia ambientada muy en el pasado, en la que hay que hacer concesiones al comportamiento, las relaciones y los roles... pero que a pesar de todo construye un romance de verdad, con personajes más que memorables.
Historia Nos situamos en un momento caótico de la política inglesa, con dos bandos rivales que pretenden hacerse con el trono. En medio de eso hay un matrimonio concertado entre un caballero y una muchacha noble, y, la primera vez que se ven, ella ya queda prendada. Cinco años después, sin haberse vuelto a ver y todavía sin casar, parecen estar en bandos contrarios en esta guerra, aunque ella niega tal cosa en todo momento. Él es enviado a hacerse con sus tierras, y ella, su prometida, es ahora su prisionera. El estira y afloja entre los dos se alarga casi toda la novela: la desconfianza, el recelo, la traición, los engaños y los planes vuelan de un lado a otro, sean reales o no (porque Ranulf ve complots en todas partes). Así que tenemos el romance, pero también la traición (o no), un secretillo que se esconde en los bosques de Claredon, y temas como la confianza. En general, una historia completita, entretenida y llena de tensión.
Personajes Aunque hay varios secundarios, lo cierto es que los personajes mejor perfilados son los protagonistas, como suele pasar en las novelas de romance. Ariane me parece una heroína de 10. Es una mujer entregada que valora inmensamente las promesas, la lealtad y el amor por su familia y por su gente. Cuida de Claredon en ausencia de su padre y lo único que quiere es ser una hija digna. Atrapada como prisionera de Ranulf, todos sus pensamientos van siempre para su pueblo y para su pequeño secreto en el bosque. Es inocente, y un poco puritana al principio... pero como que se le pasa. Ranulf es también un hombre que pone valor en las mismas cosas, pero hay un detalle: él no cree que las mujeres nobles sean capaces de ser leales o amar de verdad. Ha tenido muchas experiencias, y eso lo ha marcado. No confía en Ariane, lo que es, para mí, el origen de toda la historia. Es además un hombre orgulloso, poderoso y con mucho temperamento, pero se asegura de controlarse incluso en situaciones en las que, por derecho, podría hacer lo que quisiera sin reproches.
Total y en resumidas cuentas... A día de hoy, tantas escenas de sexo me cansan, y el estilo me ha parecido un poco recargado, algo que no me importó mucho años atrás, cuando leí este libro más de una y de diez veces. No obstante, la historia sigue encantándome, y también cómo va creciendo el amor entre los dos, lo quieran o no.
Año 1.150. Lady Ariane se prometió en matrimonio a los catorce años con Ranulf de Vernay, pero el caballero ha ido retrasando el momento de su boda hasta que, cinco años después del compromiso, su futuro suegro es apresado acusado de traición y logra hacerse con el castillo tras proclamarse nuevo señor del castillo de Claredon.
Ahora Ranulf ya no necesita casarse con Ariane para poseer sus propiedades, por lo que la toma como rehén hasta que el rey decida su suerte. Pero el Dragón Negro se siente tan poderosamente atraído por la joven que, abusando de su nueva posición y en un acto impropio de un caballero, en vez de retenerla como su prisionera, Ranulf la convierte en su amante, no sin antes seducirla eso sí, con la total aprobación de la joven.
«En Amar a un caballero» se plantea un intenso juego de seducción y lucha de voluntades entre los protagonistas. Por un lado, Ranulf pretende mantener a raya sus sentimientos por miedo a una traición y por el otro, Ariane quiere conquistar su corazón a toda costa.
Como suele ser común en estas novelas, el mayor obstáculo entre ellos es la falta de confianza. Sobre la mente de Ranulf sobrevuela el miedo a una traición debido a traumas del pasado, lo que lo lleva a basar su relación con Ariane solo en el sexo. No me ha gustado el trato que recibe la protagonista por parte de Ranulf, que prácticamente se puede decir que acaba convirtiéndola en su esclava sexual a pesar de ser la hija del antiguo señor del castillo y si bien es cierto que ella quiere ganarse su respeto y su amor a base de paciencia, creo que la actitud sumisa con la que acaba aceptando ser su amante, le ha restado mucho encanto a esta historia de amor.
Aunque en la novela se introduce alguna subtrama para que no todo gire alrededor de esta relación, las escenas de sexo prevalecen por encima de las románticas, los encuentros entre los protagonistas son continuos y las continuas batallas dialécticas que mantienen se resuelven, la mayoría de veces, con Ranulf como vencedor y sexo de por medio.
La novela resulta original porque en esta ocasión es el protagonista masculino el que rehuye a toda costa del matrimonio y ella, en cambio, está frita por casarse. La historia bien podría titularse "Y el anillo pá cuando?" aunque personalmente, este cambio de roles no ha sido suficiente y no ha logrado convencerme al cien por cien, debido a esa relación de sumisión que se establece entre los protagonistas.
No obstante, es una historia bien ambientada, que engancha y que entretiene, con lo que sin ser un novelón de los que no se olvidan, ha resultado una lectura más que aceptable.