Warring Passions by M. Lee Madder
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Overview: Glynis Bardaric hates the Normans who conquered her England. Because of them, she lost her father and her home. She has tried to stand between her Saxon people and her brutish uncle Tauville, who was gifted with her home by William the Conqueror. Her strong-willed stance has kept her at odds with her uncle for four years.
Determined to rid himself of his niece Glynis, Tauville takes her along with his family to a nearby wedding celebration, hoping to find a Norman baron who would marry her. He bargains with her: she will accept the first offer of marriage she receives; if she refuses that offer, he will give her to his loutish knight du Crecy. If she manages not to receive an offer of marriage, he will pay the dowry necessary for her to enter a convent. Glynis agrees, never expecting to meet the one man who will make her forget her vow of hatred against all Normans.
A bastard from a line of bastards, Talbot St. Maur won his colors at the battle of Hastings. His quick wits and loyalty have recently won him a small manor on the Welsh border, and he is ordered by his liege lord Evraud Legatte and the earl FitzOsbern to marry quickly, preferably a Saxon woman who will help bring peace to his holding of Stansbury. When he encounters Glynis at the wedding celebration, he is immediately attracted to her—until he realizes that she is the niece of Tauville, who hates the St. Maur line.
Genre: Romance Historical
Thrown together when Glynis is provoked into insulting the Normans, Talbot intervenes to prevent her uncle’s abuse. She is intrigued by this enemy who shows her tenderness. His kiss awakens passion she did not know existed. She discovers he is a man of honor who keeps his word, a direct contrast to the Normans who wrested her home from her. Yet she and Talbot part without any expectation of meeting again.
Lord Legatte, however, manipulates circumstances to bring himself and his knights to Tauville’s manor. When Glynis and Talbot come together, the spark ignited at the celebration flames up to consume them both. Before a full day has passed, Glynis’ virtue is in question, and Talbot offers to marry her.
Coerced by her uncle’s bargain, Glynis must accept Talbot’s proposal. Talbot knows she would have refused, but he is determined to win her commitment to him. A strong-willed wife like Glynis will help him build the manor he won into the stronghold it must be. He seduces her with pleasure on their wedding night and believes his battle to win her heart is half-over.
Yet troubles await them when they reach the manor. Poison removed the former knight who held it; the murderers plan to remove Talbot as well. Most of Stansbury’s people are suspicious and stubbornly unhelpful; a few actively plot against their new lord. When they discover the new lady St. Maur is Saxon and her servant tells them that her lady hates Normans, they believe Glynis could help them with their rebellion.
Torn between her vow of revenge against all Normans and her growing love for Talbot, her wish to help her fellow Saxons and the sensuality her husband stirs in her, Glynis does not know what to do. Will she help overthrow Talbot and put the man who pleasures her in the cold, cold ground? Or will she side with the Norman who nightly seduces her? Will she stand with her own people against their conquerors? Or will she admit that she has fallen in love with her husband?
It’s a war of passions, and she may lose, no matter which side she takes.
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