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This is Bk.2 in a series about the Montehue sisters who are descended from the legendary warrior, Boadicea. Bk. 1 is Love's Magic about the oldest sister, Celestia.
Bk. 3 is Boadicea's Legacy about the youngest sister, Ela.
This was a very enjoyable book to read, with a lot of humor in it. The whole twist on the Sleeping Beauty story was done well. The storyline is based on the premise that this very beautiful woman has been "cursed" with her beauty and only pursued by men because of her looks. She desires what she does not have - magic, which runs in her family, and which her two sisters have been gifted with. Ironically, she feels "less than" because all she has is her incredible beauty. Along comes the hero, who is partially blinded throughout the book and therefore cannot see what a beauty she is. He has been ordered to marry her by Prince John and solidify ties between her family and PJ. Based on misunderstood comments and his blurry vision, the hero assumes his wife-to-be is unattractive with very unpleasing features. He falls in love with her feistiness, wit, courage, intelligence, and compassion. Because of this, he continuously comes to her "rescue" to protect her from what he perceives to be piteous comments about her lack of beauty (when in fact, all the men around her are dumbstruck and half in love with her because they find her so attractive). I love the constant attempts on his part to try to make her feel pretty after he himself is the one who usually has just insulted her about her looks. In doing this, he digs himself deeper by making her sound even more unappealing. There's further misunderstanding and humor due to the fact that his knights don't realize he's partially blind and so they are confused by his comments alluding to her not being very desirable, when, in fact, it is obvious to all that she is.
If all of her books are this engaging, I can't wait to read the other books in this series.
Bk. 3 is Boadicea's Legacy about the youngest sister, Ela.
This was a very enjoyable book to read, with a lot of humor in it. The whole twist on the Sleeping Beauty story was done well. The storyline is based on the premise that this very beautiful woman has been "cursed" with her beauty and only pursued by men because of her looks. She desires what she does not have - magic, which runs in her family, and which her two sisters have been gifted with. Ironically, she feels "less than" because all she has is her incredible beauty. Along comes the hero, who is partially blinded throughout the book and therefore cannot see what a beauty she is. He has been ordered to marry her by Prince John and solidify ties between her family and PJ. Based on misunderstood comments and his blurry vision, the hero assumes his wife-to-be is unattractive with very unpleasing features. He falls in love with her feistiness, wit, courage, intelligence, and compassion. Because of this, he continuously comes to her "rescue" to protect her from what he perceives to be piteous comments about her lack of beauty (when in fact, all the men around her are dumbstruck and half in love with her because they find her so attractive). I love the constant attempts on his part to try to make her feel pretty after he himself is the one who usually has just insulted her about her looks. In doing this, he digs himself deeper by making her sound even more unappealing. There's further misunderstanding and humor due to the fact that his knights don't realize he's partially blind and so they are confused by his comments alluding to her not being very desirable, when, in fact, it is obvious to all that she is.
If all of her books are this engaging, I can't wait to read the other books in this series.
