Bedded By Her Lord-Denise Lynn

Bedded By Her Lord
Denise Lynn
Harlequin Historical, Nov 2007, $5.99
ISBN: 9780373294749

Guy of Hartford had gone off to war, but failed to come home. His men thought he died and informed his wife Elizabeth as such. However, instead the enemy captured and incarcerated him for seven years with only his thoughts of his wife keeping him alive.

In 1177 Guy comes home, but his formerly loyal men at arms fail to recognize this scarred emaciated man. Worse his wife is giving birth even as he enters the birthing room. He is upset and somewhat cold towards her, but Elizabeth vows to regain his trust. Guy soon learns the truth about who sired her child and how, but most important to him is that he loves his Elizabeth and wants to raise their child together.

Mindful of The Return of Martin Guerre, BEDDED BY HER LORD is a strong character driven medieval romance that grips sub-genre from start to finish. The story line is filled with angst yet remains fast-paced as Guy and the audience learns the shocking truth re his wife’s lover. Sub-genre readers and historiographers will appreciate the sequel to COMMANDED TO HIS BED, as the same event covered in both historicals are seen somewhat differently by two people who were there.

Harriet Klausner