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Chargement... The Commander's Desire (édition 2008)par Jennette Green (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Commander's Desire par Jennette Green
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Princess Elwytha wants revenge on the monster who murdered her brother. In a false exchange for peace, she offers herself in marriage to the enemy Prince. The plan? Kill the Prince's battle-scarred Commander--the man who ended King Thor's life with one filthy sword thrust through the back. To her horror, the Commander agrees to take Elwytha as his bride. Worse, the wedding date will be sooner than expected. Not all is lost, however. Now she has more opportunity to be alone with him--and exact justice. But the deed is not so easy now. Fighting her innate sense of honor, she begins to see the ironclad integrity of the man behind the scars. And with this knowledge comes doubt. Did he slay her brother? What exactly is the new king's plan? Whom can she trust? Elwytha must decide well, for more than her life is at stake. Soon she must betray either allegiance to her kingdom--or the man who is quickly claiming her heart. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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715 AD Galwyddel, a Scottish kingdom far to the west of Northumbria.
Caught on the horns of a dilemma, Elwytha has a choice to make, honour or vengeance.
When Elwytha agreed to sue for a false peace with the waring neighbouring kingdom, little did she know that her plans would be thwarted time and time again. Elwytha was ordered by her brother, now King, to kill The Commander, overseer of their enemy's army, revenge for murdering their older brother, King Thor, so foully. Her brother Richard, now King, plans to use Elwytha as the bait to trap their enemy and finally win the war. Elwytha searches for the truth.
But truth was a will-o-the-wisp, eluding the outstretched hands of the seekers at every turn.
Even though the outcome is foreseeable, I found the characters and the storyline engaging. The Prince, portrayed as a layabout with eyes that saw more than one guessed at. The Commander a man misjudged by his appearance, and the Elwytha, the warrior princess, haughty yet vulnerable, and fighting the truth before her eyes. Truth which is hidden in her heart.
Her brother King Richard plays a deep game. I was able to make an informed guess at the 'truth' well before the some of the characters arrived there. I think this increased the tension of the novel, despite that from the sidelines, I was encouraging various characters in all sorts of directions.
A tad predictable yet a pleasing read that I found hard to put down.
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