I would like to share a new book with called Marian by Gayle Feyrer which is a story about Robin Hood that I received a PDF Copy of from the Author and Voracious Readers in exchange for this review. The thoughts in this review is mine and mine alone. Inside this post is my affiliate links if you click on the links and you make a purchase I will make a small percentage off the items you purchase.
Detailed language and vivid descriptions took me back 800+ years. tale of Marian and Robin and Guy. politics and intrigue. There is sexual scenes in the book making this story about Marian and Robin Hood for adults only. I loved the clothing Maid marion has on in the cover and her face shows us a badass women,
The Author made me feel like I was in the Forest, and I could reach out and touch the castles, which were so beautiful. This is a romances with suspense and drama thrown in. At times it could even be a love story. I enjoy the plot and can’t wait to check out more books by this Author as this is the first book of there’s I’ve had the opportunity to read.
About the book:
Warrior. Spy. Marian Montrose dons silk or chain mail with equal aplomb. Sent by Queen Eleanor on a mission to keep watch on the Sheriff of Nottingham, Marian is waylaid in Sherwood Forest by the infamous Robin Hood. Her companions are all stripped of their riches.
But from her, Robin steals only one brazen kiss.
Seething with anger at the thief’s presumption and the haunting memory of his searing embrace, Marian arrives at the castle to find the sophisticated and seductive Sir Guy of Guisbourne a welcome distraction. Guisbourne would be the perfect ally against the evil Sheriff and Prince John, but he believes he’s already picked the winning side. Deft at games of intrigue, Marian discovers Guisbourne’s involved in plans to steal the ransom meant to free King Richard the Lionheart.
Conquering her misgivings, Marian returns to Sherwood and recruits Robin with the promise of a pardon for him and his men. Now they are allies in the fight to return the king, but Robin wants far more from Marian. First she resists his almost magical allure, then succumbs, then resists again, distrusting the elemental power he has over her. Guisbourne may be lethally dangerous, but he does not threaten to consume both her body and her soul.
Danger surrounds them. Betrayal separates them.
But desire—and fate—will not be denied.
Meet the Author: Gayle Feyrer
A Libra with Scorpio Rising, Gayle Feyrer merges romance and passion in her novels. The Prince of Cups,romance, takes place in the lush and violent world of Renaissance Italy. The second, Marian (previously The Thief’s Mistress), is set amid the earthy glamour of Robin Hood’s Sherwood. These books were published by Dell, Gayle is reprinting them with her own cover designs, along with the two Elizabethan historical romances she wrote for Avon under the nom de plume Taylor Chase – Heart of Deception and Heart of Night. Along with her book length fiction, Gayle has numerous small press publications and a fantasy story in Lonnie Barbach’s collection Erotic Interludes. She has won prizes for her fiction, art, and her chocolate desserts.
Currently, Gayle is writing a historical mystery series set in Belle Époque Paris. The first two books of her Paris Trilogy, Floats the Dark Shadow and Bitter Draughts, available on Amazon. Her nom de plume for this series is Yves Fey.
Her own name, Feyrer, is Bavarian. The first syllable is pronounced Fie as in Fee FIE Foe Fum. The second starts with a little roll, burr, or grrrrowl, FIE-rrer. Don’t worry, only three Americans have ever guessed right. Just one of these, a linguist, actually knew what was correct. Usually people take the r from rer and move it to the front, Freyer, or Fryer. Sometimes they just mutter, Fee-er-er.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
