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Chargement... Kingdom by the Seapar Kathryn Le Veque
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Appartient à la sérieThe Lore Chronicles (book 1)
He came from the sea.... Determined to guard her kingdom's treasure, the lady warrior, daughter of the king, is the sole defender of the king's gold when the Northmen come. When the leader of the Northmen makes his way to the gold vault, he comes face to face with a long-limbed warrior who refuses to reveal her identity to him. All he knows is that she is determined to die for whatever lays in the vault. All she knows is that she will not let him pass. And so, a game of wits and strength begins. Join the lady warrior and the powerful Northman as each tries to outsmart the other, where tall tales mingle with myth and perhaps a grain of truth, and where brute strength does not always win out over all. As a raid goes on around them, the lady warrior and the Northman become so engrossed in their game of cunning and tall tales that neither one realizes when they cease to become mortal enemies and start to become attracted to one another. Based on 'Annabel Lee' by Edgar Allan Poe, KINGDOM BY THE SEA is a deeply romantic and bittersweet tale of two warriors falling in love in the midst of a battle. Book One of The Lore Chronicles Series. (A five book series for 2016 and 2017) Note: This novella was part of the collection, SIRENS OF THE NORTHERN SEAS published Jan 2016 Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Kingdom of Hendocia, 1101 / South Shields, Present-day
1 Inspirational Poem
2 Stories within a Frame Story within another Frame Story (Reincarnation Variety?)
1 Disinterested Boyfriend
1 Archaeological Site
1 Tomb by the Sea with Stone Pillar
1 Viking Raid
Much Death and Destruction (Ignored Variety)
1 Sentinel Guarding a Secret Room
1 Battle of Swords and Wits
2 Tall Tales with Riddles
1 Significant Nickname
1 Deeply Strange Kiss
The Short Version
Inspired by Poe's poem Annabel Lee, this is a medieval set, tragic fairy tale style story.
We have a contemporary frame story of a young woman traveling with her disinterested boyfriend and his parents. At an archaeological site on the coast, she finds herself drawn to a tomb carved with bluebells.
The heart of the story is set in 1101 along the English coast in the tiny fictional kingdom of Hendocia, which is suffering a raid by marauding Northmen eager to bring it under their rule. A lone sentinel guards a secret hidden room and is willing to kill or die to protect it. When the raid leader matches swords, wits, and tales/riddles with the sentinel they become intrigued by one another and agree to marry. But tragedy strikes...
The mood was quite lovely, but I couldn't get over the fact that this woman supposedly fell in love with an invader over witty stories as his men raped and murdered her people above their heads... not conducive to romance. Further, the one kiss as described was quite off-putting. Not for me. (