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Aline, devastated by the loss of her family to fever, is forced to leave her home and join the powerful earl who is her new guardian. Eustace, the knight sent to escort her, proves to be a cheerful, handsome man who shares her passion for horses. They fall in love, but the earl intends to profit by marrying her off to a far wealthier man. Medieval romance novel set in twelfth-century England.]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2003 07:26:53 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/337634-mistress_to_the_norman_lord.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/337634-mistress_to_the_norman_lord.html
Returning from war in Normandy, Guy de Beriner wants only to enjoy the peace of his English estate. But when headstrong peasant girl Aelfid demands that he set right the depredations of his corrupt bailiff, Guy discovers that her passion and beauty play havoc with his plans for a leisured life.]]> Sun, 22 Nov 1992 17:18:47 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330596-knight_for_a_husband.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330596-knight_for_a_husband.html
Forced to marry brutal warlord Hugh de Vion, widow Mary of Rowes thinks only of survival. But when Hugh's overlord John de Bois demands her young son as hostage, she must trust her husband to protect them both - if she pays his price. Medieval romance novel set in England during the Angevin wars.]]> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:26:51 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/355968-tournament_prize.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/355968-tournament_prize.html
Alan de la Falaise, the best young tourney knight in Flanders, has set his heart on marrying Caroline de Louvain - and he will not brook defeat. But Caroline prides herself on her firmness of mind, and she has sworn never to marry. Alan must summon all he knows of battlefield tactics to win the greatest prize of his career. Medieval romance novel.]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2003 02:43:17 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/358908-unsuitable_girl.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/358908-unsuitable_girl.html
Parlourmaid Annis Jones falls in love with handsome cornet William Dean, though she knows a young officer with a career to make can't marry a penniless servant. But when his colonel rapes her and leaves her pregnant and disgraced, the young couple must find a way to build a life together - somehow. Historical romance short story set in York during the Napoleonic War.]]> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:40:26 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330599-convenient_marriage.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330599-convenient_marriage.html
Eliza Swann, a butter merchant's daughter, wants to be a fine lady like the ones she reads about in novels. When landed gentleman Edward Dean proposes, she is only too eager to say yes. But marriage to Edward turns out very different to what she expected. Historical romance short story.]]> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 07:26:52 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330600-lady_fit_for_a_lord.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330600-lady_fit_for_a_lord.html
Juliana knows she must marry - and she has chosen her man. Emmanuel, a charismatic fighter and a powerful lord, has captured her heart. But he is a man of the world, experienced in matters of love, while she is innocent and demure. To win him, she must dare to become the sensual woman he craves.]]> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 07:26:52 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/337632-making_music.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/337632-making_music.html
Singer-guitarist Jen hasn't seen rock sensation Stuart Markham for years - not since she stormed out on him over an affair with a groupie. But when her best friend Karen gets the old gang together for a charity single, Jen is forced to confront the man who betrayed her - and a passion as intense as what they shared before. Contemporary romance novel.]]> Mon, 22 Nov 1993 17:18:46 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330601-lady_knight.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330601-lady_knight.html
Tournament champion Guillaume has no mercy on rival knights - except for the one who is also the most ravishing woman he has ever beheld. But Matilda scorns chivalry, and aims to defeat him on the battlefield. Which means he must use other skills entirely, if he's to vanquish both her body and her heart. Medieval romance novel set in twelfth-century England.]]> Fri, 22 Nov 1991 07:26:53 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330598-lady_squire.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330598-lady_squire.html
Merin may be a pretty girl, but she is determined that won't stop her becoming a knight and battling for honour in grand tournaments. But the life of a squire is harder than she anticipated. When she falls for handsome knight Valentin, she must prove to him - and to herself - that she is ready for the greatest combat of all: Love.]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:26:51 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/337633-normans_captive.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/337633-normans_captive.html
When a Norman knight captures her as she flees her abusive home, Saxon peasant girl Leofe knows exactly what she faces. But Roland proves to be unlike any man she's ever met - and since her survival depends on pleasing him, she resolves to do so fast. Medieval romance novel set in twelfth-century England.]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:18:47 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330597-gift_for_a_lady_fair.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330597-gift_for_a_lady_fair.html
Tournament champion Geoffrey d'Anger is accustomed to victory on the field of combat. But when he falls in love with Maud, who is already married to a powerful lord, he must use finesse and intrigue to win his heart's desire.]]> Sun, 22 Nov 1992 07:26:51 +0200 https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330595-cloistered_bride.html https://contemporary.library.land/ling-maria/330595-cloistered_bride.html
When convent-educated heiress Clarice is married off to an impoverished knight, she is certain he only wants her for her money. But Richard desires her body, and with him Clarice discovers a passion she never knew she possessed. Medieval romance novel set in twelfth-century England.]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2003 07:26:50 +0200