"Brilliant Addition to Knights of Challon Series"
For years, Damian St. Giles has been in love with a woman
who has haunted his dreams; the only woman whom he knew he
would ever love. He had found her, only she was totally in
love with and betrothed to his beloved cousin Julian.
Suffering and unable to take his eyes off of her at the
Beltane celebration, he attempts to bury his pain in drink
when three identical looking men offer to share their
special brew with him. Later waking up naked in an
unfamiliar bed, he feels as though he might be dreaming,
for with him is the woman of his dreams totally
intoxicating and willingly responding to his passionate
caresses. Aithinne Ogilvie had an enormous burden on her shoulders,
in order to keep the people of Lyonglen safe and protect
her inheritance from surrounding nobles and the insatiably
ruthless King Edward "Longshanks", she sent her three
brothers to find a decent looking 'stud' to impregnate
her. Her thinking was to produce an heir in order to keep
her lands. It being nothing more than a matter of
necessity, Aithinne was unprepared for the beauty of the
man she found drugged and chained in her bed, a man who
would capture and chain her heart. *** Oh my, if I thought Ms. MacGillivray's A RESTLESS
KNIGHT was fabulous -- I can only say that IN HER BED will
absolutely take your breath away! Not only is this an
incredibly sensual romance that will grab you from the very
first page and keep you reading throughout the night, but
the highly detailed and precise historical research will
transport you mind, body, and soul to the center of the
action. The author does a wonderful character study of Aithinne as
not only a beautiful woman, but one who has deep
insecurities in comparing herself to Tamlyn (A RESTLESS
KNIGHT) whom she greatly resembles; yet, in her own mind,
always coming in second and not quite as 'perfect' as her
beloved cousin. The author shows how Aithinne falls hard
for the extremely handsome St. Giles and is heart-broken
knowing that it is her cousin whom he loves, and grieves
over the fact she would never see him again after 'using'
him to impregnate her. Later, knowing she is definitely
pregnant, Damian and Julian show up at her gates to inform
her that the king has passed the Charter of Lyonglen to a
new lord -- namely Damian St. Giles! Torment follows
Aithinne of her deceit knowing that if Damian ever
remembers the nights of passion they had while she held him
captive he would despise her. Damian struggled with flashes of memories of his "lost
week" and was astounded when he first laid eyes on Aithinne
who looked enough like Tamlyn to be a twin. Although
drugged to wipe out his memory the author slowly and with a
deft hand uses glimpses of people, as well as snatches of
conversation to bring forth more and more memories, and
when too many coincidences occur Damian takes control of
the situation with both humor and a captivating sensual
control. The dialogues are witty, with plenty of double entendres
and scenes that are steaming with titillating sensuality
right along with scenes that are laugh-out-loud hilarious!
The author seamlessly interweaves the unforgettable
characters of Tamlyn and Julian from A RESTLESS KNIGHT and
introduces us to Aithinne's identical triplet brothers
Dewey, Lewis, and Hugh who are a delight and bring to mind
the antics of 'Three Stooges'-- funny and completely
endearing. IN HER BED to my mind is nothing short of
brilliant for this fast rising star of historical romance. Marilyn Rondeau, RIO - Reviewers International Organization
Reviewed by Marilyn Rondeau
Posted September 12, 2007
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