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REVIEW: The Saxon Bride by C.H. Admirand

By Jayne • Oct 20th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Mrs. Admirand,
One of the first true “romance” novels I ever read was the granddaddy of all Saxon/Norman pairings, the groundbreaking “The Wolf and the Dove” by Kathleen Woodiwiss. Since then, I’ve read my share of (usually bastard) Norman knight x (usually a healer) nubile Saxon maid. At this point in my reading [...]


REVIEW: The Morning Gift by Diana Norman

By Jayne • Jul 17th, 2006 • Category: A Review Category, A- Reviews, Reviews

“A Norman heiress was a chattel to be sold in marriage to the highest bidder. If one husband died she was up for sale again. Only the first of Matilda de Risle’s husbands gives her anything back. His is the customary Saxon morning gift — the present to a wife if her lord finds her [...]