Black Knight

Name: Black Knight
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Elizabeth Johns
ISBN: 9781705247488

Author: Elizabeth Johns

Series: Gentlemen of Knights #2

Narrator: Alex Wyndham

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/19/2021

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

A rake and an independent female find themselves tangled in the web of a marriage of convenience . . .

Lord Heath Knight is the quintessential wastrel second son. He has spent his youth raking and making merry to be as opposite of his brother as possible. When he finds himself almost dead, his dictatorial older brother has had enough and issues an edict for him to marry or be cut off. Heath decides to marry the most unsuitable lady he can in order to vex his brother the duke.

Cecilia Dudley is an heiress with a catch—her father is a cit. Her dowry is so vulgar that she has decided she would rather avoid marriage in favor of an independent life where she can live as she likes. When she suddenly finds herself married, she quickly realizes a marriage of convenience is not so convenient.

Heath quickly realizes he cannot ignore his new wife. Cecilia cannot accept his wild past and the baggage that follows him. Will Cecilia be able to resist the charms of a seasoned rogue?

About Elizabeth Johns

USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Johns was first an avid reader, though she was a reluctant convert. It was Jane Austen's clever wit and unique turn of phrase that hooked Johns when she was "forced" to read Pride and Prejudice for a school assignment. She began writing when she ran out of her favorite author's books and decided to try her hand at crafting a Regency romance novel. Her journey into publishing began with the release of Surrender the Past, book one of the Loring-Abbott series. Johns makes no pretensions to Austen's wit but hopes readers will perhaps laugh and find some enjoyment in her writing.

Johns attributes much of her inspiration to her mother, a retired English teacher. During their last summer together, Johns would sit on the porch swing and read her stories to her mother, who encouraged her to continue writing. Busy with multiple careers, including a professional job in the medical field, author and mother Johns squeezes in time for reading whenever possible.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Morgan Many Books

3 Stars for a nice take on the marriage by proxy/MOC trope and me really liking Heath Knight. “She looked like a temptress and he knew, somehow, that she would be horrified to know it.” This was so wonderfully apt. I liked that Cecilia doesn’t know how to be affectionate and intimate, or naviga......more

Goodreads review by InD'tale Magazine

"Black Knight" plays out in a melody of emotions that will capture readers from start to finish! Cecelia immediately garners sympathy given how alone she seems and how little power women had at that time. Read full review in the 2020 October issue of InD'tale Magazine.......more

Goodreads review by Jesse Reads

This was super sweet! Really charming and entertaining - the romance between Heath and Cecilia is slow to burn but totally worth the wait. Their journey was fun and had some really sweet moments that built up their relationship in a really convincing way. Really enjoyable! Thank you to netgalley for......more

Goodreads review by Elodie’s Reading Corner

Black Knight Gentlemen of Knights Series #2 Elizabeth Johns [URL not allowed] Release date 06/11/2020 Publisher Dragonblade Publishing Blurb : A rake and an independent female find themselves tangled in the web of a marriage of convenience… Book 2 in the bestselling series Gentlemen o......more