Darkest Knight

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Summary: A great hero who deserves a better heroine
Review: This author is new to me and I think she writes well. Reynold is a wonderful hero, strong but sensitive and very sexy. The plot was really interesting since I love anything medieval. But the heroine made me want to scream. She's weak, she cries, she takes stupid risks even after she's been abducted twice. In doing so, she's almost raped. And Reynold always rescues her. Can't understand why he finds her so appealing. She appears to do nothing intelligent and is always tearfully contrite when she realizes she's been dumb. I'm sorry, but I expect more of a heroine than a ditz with free-flowing tears. Reynold is such a great hero that he deserved a woman of equal strength.

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Summary: a nice read with a wonderful hero
Review: This is the first book I've read by Gayle Callen and it won't be the last. I really enjoyed this book. The story starts off with the heroine being kidnapped and taken to a monastery. She has knowledge of a plot against King Richard. She is freed by a monk, the hero. He is actually a novice. He sees her being taken into the monastery and his knights training kicks in and he has to help her. Katherine is very leary of monks. She won't tell him her name and the real reason for her need to get to King Richard, but he helps her anyway. Along the way they discover they are attracted to each other and they end up making love. They know it is a sin but they can't help themselves. There are several twists and turns to this story. We soon find out that Katherine's monk is Reynold her betrothed's brother. I enjoyed this book and would like to see books about Reynold's brother and sister.

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Summary: A wonderful romance!!!!
Review: This story brought tears to my eyes at its very sweetness. I felt for Brother Reynolds struggle, with his vows and his guilt over the death of his brother. Reynold Welles is an unusual hero, so strong yet tender and compassionate. Devoting eight months of his life and fully willing to devote the rest of his life to the monastary to atone for the sins of his past. Katherine is a wonderful heroine. She distrust monks and at first in her mind, Brother Reynold is no better than the monks she has known. It does not take her long however to discover Reynolds true self behind his imense guilt. One of the best scenes in the story is the emotional scene as Reynold realizes what he has done in taking Katherines virginity. Tears were in my eyes as I read it! This is one of the best first novels I have ever read!!!!