All The King’s Men #3 June 2010 On Sale: May 27, 2010 Featuring: Lady Linnet; Sit James Rayburn 384 pages ISBN: 0446559865 EAN: 9780446559867 Paperback Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com Fresh Fiction Readers favorite Summer read! Knight Of Passion by Margaret Mallory HOW CAN THIS PASSIONATE KNIGHT… Renowned beauty Lady Linnet is torn between two desires: revenge on those who destroyed her family or marriage to her childhood sweetheart Sir James Rayburn. One fateful night, she makes a misguided choice: she sacrifices Jamie’s love for a chance at vengeance. TRUST A BEAUTY WITH A PAST? Jamie Rayburn returns to England in search of a virtuous wife-only to find the lovely Linnet as bewitching as ever. Their reckless affair ignites anew, even hotter than before, although Jamie vows to never again trust her with his heart. Then just as Linnet begins to make amends, she’s tempted by one last opportunity to settle old scores. But a final retribution could cost her Jamie’s love – this time forever. Excerpt The stench of the Thames made Sir James Rayburn’s eyes water as he rode through the angry crowd. Men glared at him but moved out of the way of…
All The King’s Men #2 December 2009 On Sale: December 1, 2009 Featuring: Sir Stephen Carleton; Lady Isobel Hume 400 pages ISBN: 0446553387 EAN: 9780446553384 Mass Market Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com A Fresh Fiction favorite is a finalist for the 2010 RWA RITA category Historical Romance. Knight Of Pleasure by Margaret Mallory THE GREATEST PASSION Lady Isobel Hume is an expert swordswoman who knows how to choose her battles. When the king asks her to wed a French nobleman to form a political alliance, she agrees. But that’s before the devilishly charming Sir Stephen Carleton captures her heart-and tempts her to betray her betrothed, her king, and her country. IS WORTH THE GREATEST PERIL Sir Stephen Carleton enjoys his many female admirers-until he dedicates himself to winning the lovely Isobel. So when a threat against the king leads Isobel into mortal danger, Stephen has a chance to prove that he is more than a knight of pleasure…and that love can conquer all. Love reigns during turmulent times. Excerpt Whish! Whish! Whish! The sound interrupted Sir Stephen Carletonfs thoughts as he passed the storeroom. Drawing his sword, he eased the low wooden door open…
What do readers like best about my medieval series, ALL THE KING’S MEN? Without a doubt, it’s the heroes! The joy of writing in the medieval period is that it lends itself so well to stories about honorable alpha men who have a heady air of danger about them. My heroes are warriors, fearless knights who live by an internal code of honor. I like to make it interesting by throwing these honorable men into situations in which duty and loyalty collide. Will my hero betray his father or his king? Will he break his oath or his beloved’s heart? I’m fair; I force my heroines into equally difficult dilemmas. Speaking of heroines, I give my knights worthy heroines..who cause them no end of trouble. These are women who…if they feel they must…are willing to wield a sword, spy for a prince, or follow an enemy into a secret passageway. In Knight of Passion, the last book in this trilogy, I give Sir James (Jamie) Rayburn a heroine who refuses to let him do the right thing by her. When Linnet gave him her virginity, my honorable knight assumed marriage would immediately follow. Linnet is a young woman set on…