Knight of Love
Lady Lenora Trevelyan is the beautiful daughter of a duke sent abroad to marry a German princeling. She is shocked to discover her fiancé is a sadistic royal bent on breaking her. Forced to flee into the countryside rife with revolution, Lenora meets Wolfram von Wolfsbach, a chivalric rebel. He falls instantly in love with his captive and proposes marriage to save her. The resulting tale is filled with melodrama and miscommunication.
Knight of Love is set during the tumultuous German Revolution of 1848, a period unique to the genre. Catherine LaRoche is a talented writer; however, the novel suffers from annoying, poorly drawn characters. Wolfam is obsessed with rescuing his princessin, only to throw fits when Lenora dares to save herself. He may be an accurate depiction of the 19th-century male, but he could have had more depth. Lenora is a fine heroine, but her strange talent for knife throwing is unhistorical at best. Where and why would a 19th-century lady learn such a talent?
There are other issues in the novel, including marital rape and graphic sex scenes. Thus, this novel is recommended for diehard historical romance lovers who are not in the least squeamish.
