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Books by Deborah
MacGillivray
A Restless Knight
(The
Dragons of Challon, Book 1)
A transfixing medieval romance: A love both
sensuous and mystical in its emotional depth
Publisher:
Kensington (Zebra Historical Romance, July 2006)
ISBN: 0821780360
From the moment Julian, Dragon of
Challon, crosses into the Scottish
Highlands, ancient visions and present Medieval beauty unite in the
handsome body of this one dark powerful warrior. King Edward Longshanks
means to use this man in a bid to conquer Glenrogha but Tamlyn MacShane
is not a woman to be easily manipulated. Then again, Julian's hot
warrior blood relishes the challenge of this feisty woman, not afraid
to speak her mind. Does she ever speak her mind --- with power, wisdom
and humor all combined in one! As leader of her clan, however, any
action against him might endanger her people and plunge them into war.
Julian is weary from the horrors he has seen in war. His very soul is
enveloped in darkness. Can Tamlyn, with her gift of kenning (knowing or
sight) and the blood of Sidhe inside, reach a place deep in this
knight's heart and bring him home? Can Tamlyn remain faithful both to
her clan and her heart? Can these two hearts find tenderness and love
in a world torn by the strife of war? Can the political maneuvers of
those remote from Glenrogha destroy the special haven created by their
growing love?
Reading Deborah
MacGillivray's A RESTLESS KNIGHT
feels like coming
home to this medieval enthusiast. The pure language alone, the rhythm
and the imagery, intoxicates with its beauty and medieval vocabulary. A
special kudo for the palfrey horses! The sensuous detail of her
landscape and characterization evokes the Medieval world as if it were
present to hear, see, smell, taste and touch. The emotional depth of
this romance creates a love that is both sensual and mystical.
Paranormal elements mix with historical authenticity, creating a
fictional world that honors the full scope of the medieval literary
traditions. In Tamlyn and Julian, Deborah MacGillivray creates a
medieval legend that is uniquely her own yet hearkens back to the great
legends of old with just the perfect echo to delight any medieval
enthusiast. If I didn't know better, I would be tempted to search the
news of Medieval scholarship to discover whether a new Scottish
manuscript was discovered hidden in the spine of a book in a remote
library. And yet I do know better, because Deborah MacGillivray's
romance is more than a beautiful medieval tale. A RESTLESS KNIGHT is
every woman medievalist's fantasy find --- the longed-for but until now
unwritten romance story one had hoped to discover within or behind a
Medieval text. The richness, intensity and depth of Deborah
MacGillivray's writing transfixes the reader. A RESTLESS KNIGHT is
quite simply a mystical reading experience for this medievalist.
Buy A
Restless Knight Here
In Her Bed
An exquisite addition to the Medieval historical
romance Challon series!
Publisher: Kensington (Zebra
Historical Romance, August
2007)
ISBN-13: 9780821780374
Threatened by Edward Longshanks, king of
England, and Scottish clans
jealous for her lands, Lady Aithinne Ogilvie has come up with a
solution to protect herself and her people. With the help of those
around her, she will take a man captive and produce an heir. Chained to
Aithinne's bed and given a bewitching brew, an old dream haunts Damian
St. Giles. Can the woman before him be better than the dream of his
youth or a sign of all the trouble before him? Damian may be the cousin
of Julian, the mighty Dragon of Challon, but he has certainly met his
match in Aithinne! With hair and spirit touched by fairy fire, she
schemes and plots in her wonderful heart-warming ways. She will do
anything to protect her people...but can she protect her heart from
love? When a woman calls on the Auld Ones for assistance, all her
secrets, dreams and plans have a way of being answered --- just not
quite in the way she imagined! Handsome and dark like a raven, Damian
holds a dark secret --- can the firebrand Aithinne and the magic of
Beltane bring love to this warrior's heart?
The second book of
the Challon series has all the emotional and
mystical intensity of the first and yet Deborah MacGillivray has given
her readers more --- much more! The addition of minor characters such
as Oona and Moffat, reveal even more nuances of the major characters
and the medieval world. IN HER BED
clearly demonstrates the exquisite
breadth of this author's writing style. Here, her narrative technique
varies in tone with amazing dexterity, combining humor with the
emotional intensity, sensuous descriptive details with dynamic
dialogue. The paranormal aspect adds a special delight to this medieval
historical romance, realistically creating a background of the medieval
world view and literary tradition. Fans of the first book, A RESTLESS
KNIGHT will be thrilled to see Tamlyn and Julian appearing here
in the
second book, not as a mere mention but as an integral part of the
story. Deborah MacGillivray brilliantly draws together the pagan and
Christian religions through the love of a man and a woman. Readers will
fall in love with both the hero and heroine --- and the minor
characters as well! A splendid romance! While reading IN HER BED, I
found myself laughing, smiling, open-eyed, and even a tear of two of
joy at the end.
Each book of the
Challon series is exquisite on its own, but
together, both form a truly spectacular medieval narrative. Deborah
MacGillivray utilizes the medieval forms of the saga and such longer
narrative forms as the Arthurian Vulgate cycle yet she revitalizes them
for the modern audience, by casting them as romances where love and the
woman's viewpoint add exquisite and new insights into the medieval
world. With IN HER BED,
Deborah MacGillivray enchants romance fans and
Medieval enthusiasts alike. As readers, watching this series unfold in
the Dragon Challon and the Ogilvie figures, we see the birth of a
Medieval legend, being created in today's world.
Buy In Her Bed
Here
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