Category: Middle Ages / Medieval (476-1454)

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages.

The Highlander’s Unexpected Bride by Nicole Locke ~ BLOG TOUR

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The Highlander’s Unexpected Bride

Escape to Medieval Scotland, where a Highlander searches for a bride…

Is the wife the Highlander seeks

…already by his side?

Back from battle, Hamilton of Clan Graham makes a bet with his brother to find a wife by summer’s end. So, the Scottish warrior enlists the help of his childhood friend, Beileag, to help him woo his perfect woman. But like Hamilton, Beileag has changed whilst he’s been away…and she intrigues him like never before! His focus should be on winning a bride. Yet why is Beileag all he can think about?

Purchase Links:

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Author Bio:

Nicole writes exciting Medieval romance where all the first discovered romance novels are hidden in her grandmother’s closet. Convinced hidden books must be better, Nicole greedily read them. It was only natural she should start writing them (but now not so secretly). If she isn’t working on the next book in her historical series, she can’t be found. No, seriously. Because she’s always working on the next story!

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Tracy’s Review:

The Highlander's Unexpected Bride (Lovers and Highlanders, 2)The Highlander’s Unexpected Bride by Nicole Locke

Tracy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Lovers and Highlanders, #2

Release Date: September 26, 2023

Beileag of Clan Graham has secrets, one of those being a crush she has harbored for Hamilton, a warrior in the clan. Beileag is tall, lovely, quiet, and unassuming, yet she has never had a suitor and believes the problem lies with her. She longs to be seen and have a family of her own, hopefully with Hamilton, but when he asks her for help in wooing her friend Murdag, she has to face the fact that her love is unrequited.

Hamilton has secrets too, the biggest being that in an attempt to push his twin, Camron, into finally going after the woman he loves, has convinced him that while they were drunk, Camron made a bet with him that he would marry his love Anna before Hamilton married and that he would do it by summer’s end. To that end, Hamilton has set his sights on Anna’s sister, Murdag. He hopes the bet kills two birds with one stone, first that Camron and Anna will be happy and second that he will have his own family and hopefully that will ease the restlessness he has been feeling. But when his attempts to woo Murdag come to naught, he seeks out their friend Beileag for help. He soon realizes he has been wooing the wrong woman, but has no idea how to win Beileag without exposing his lies.

This story runs concurrently with the first book and clears up any questions that might have lingered from that book. This story is filled with bets, lies, miscommunication, insecurity, misconceptions, a bit of heartache, retribution, friends, lovers, secrets, steamyish love scenes, revelations, and finally a happy ending, complete with an epilogue. This is the second book in the series and I would recommend reading the books in order.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*

 

Second Chance with His Viking Wife by Sarah Rodi

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Second Chance with His Viking WifeSecond Chance with His Viking Wife by Sarah Rodi

Tracy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: N/A, Standalone Title

Release Date: September 26, 2023

Revna of Greenland has known much loss in her life, first her mother and brother, then her home. She and her father arrived in Anglo-Saxon England with their clan and hopes for a new life. But soon after they arrive, battles break out and she is caught in the fight, but is saved by a handsome Saxon. A truce is called, but when the Queen is killed, Prince Teon launches another attack. This time to stop the fighting, Revna’s father Ravn, and King Edmund agree to have their children wed to to seal their alliance. Revna is happy to learn her betrothed is none other than the man who saved her, it gives her hope that she may have a happy marriage, but those hopes are crushed as soon as she is brought to his room after their wedding feast. Wounded but not broken, Revna refuses to return home to her father and soon finds her way to the hearts of the royal family and many of the castle’s residents. If only her husband would return and realize she is not his enemy.

Furious that he was forced to marry the daughter of the man he believes killed his mother to cement an alliance between King Edmund and Ravn of Greenland, Prince Teon verbally takes his rage out on his young bride and leaves her without a thought for eight long years. But upon learning that his father has passed, he returns to claim his throne and is shocked to see the young girl he left behind has grown into a lovely woman. He is angry at his attraction to her and that a heathen will Queen but he knows he cannot set her aside without causing a war. Instead, he vows to keep her at arm’s length and will never taint his royal Saxon bloodlines by siring children with her. Time after time, he rails at her, blaming her for the sins of others, it isn’t until she she leaves that he realizes he has made the biggest mistake of his life, and wonders if it is too late for a second chance.

This is a fast-paced, action-packed story, with wonderful characters and lots of emotion. This story is filled with feuds, betrayal, lust, murder, battles, culture clashes, steamy love scenes, angry words, secrets, shocking revelations, and finally forgiveness leading to HEA. I enjoyed this story, even though I absolutely despised Prince Teon until almost the end of the book, but he managed to win me in the end. I also enjoyed the love scenes that were spicier than are normally found in these books. I would warn that if you are a “history purest”, you will probably take exception to the modern verbiage in this book, but I would recommend ignoring it and just enjoy the story.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*