"enjoyable historical romance"
When the hunk in chains on the auction block stops Eadward
the King's Reeve of Lindherst from using his knife on him,
wealthy aristocratic widow Rowena notices. She especially
liked the way the slave made Eadward not only pause, but
show fear for the first time. Rowena buys the thrall
planning to use him as a tool of vengeance on the odious
tax collector whom she knows killed her spouse. Rowena offers her new penal slave Wulf his freedom in
exchange for his killing Eadward. Desperate to escape
bondage, Wulf accepts. However, even before she bought
the proud Wulf, Rowena and he shared an attraction, but
both thought it must be A MOMENT'S MADNESS. Now those
feelings are blossoming into love, but a lowly slave and
an elitist noblewoman could never share a relationship
beyond that of servitude and his mistress, could they? FORBIDDEN is an enjoyable historical romance that grips
the audience with the almost helpless feelings that Rowena
and Wulf display regardless of their social position. The
story line is action packed, but really driven by the lead
couple. Though Eadward is too vile to offer any positive
rivalry, sub-genre fans will root for love to serve as the
mechanism that Rowena and Wulf use to overcome a societal
taboo that the villain cleverly exploits for his personal
use. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted February 5, 2004
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