Conqueror's Kiss

This review was originally posted onAddicted To Romance Summary Jennet Graeme has always known war and death. She has come to a nunnery for sanctuary and safety from the border wars between the English and the Scots. But when the one sacred refuge is barged into and she is taken cap......more

Love born amidst the grittiness of war Like my GR name announces, I love romance. I only read romance. Yet, I was loving this book that disguised itself as historical romance when it was in fact more like historical fiction with a side of romance. ⚔︎ The fiction part This book is set towards the e......more

I probably should've waited and put a few other books between this and my Monica McCarty binge. I've read Howell's work before and liked it, but this book, at least, suffers in the comparison. Jennet is the daughter of a Fourteenth Century con artist and a gentlewoman who was raped and murdered befo......more

At A Glance I loved and hated this book from page one until the end. The Good During the English/Scottish war, Hacon fights for the Scotts, even if he doesn't agree with all the bloodshed. Though that doesn't stop him from claiming Jennet as his prize and dragging her across the country try......more

I enjoyed the book. I was even able to handle the dialect. What I did find frustrating were the typographical errors and the fact that whoever was typing couldn't figure out what the name of the Keep was! One time it's Dubheilrig, another time it's Dahhielrig, then again it's Dabhielrig! I enjoyed t......more