Title: Medieval Tales
Author: Saura Underscore
Genre: Historical Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-62380-428-2
Length: Novella (210 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (November 13th, 2013)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.5 Hearts
Reviewer: Thommie
Blurb: When Duncan of the Gents leaves for the Crusades, he promises to return to his friend and lover, Adam Gordon, but he never does. Three years later, upon learning that Duncan died in an ambush, Adam travels to Jerusalem to join the Cross Knights, seeking revenge.
Wyon Eastman, Captain of the Cross Knights, meets Caliph Omar on the battlefield and in peace parliaments. But discovering the cruel, heartless infidel is human forces Wyon to struggle with growing romantic feelings and religious loyalties.
As the English army sweeps across the Holy Land to conquer Jerusalem for the Christians, four men fight for true love in uncertain times.
A Timeless Dreams title: While reaction to same-sex relationships throughout time and across cultures has not always been positive, these stories celebrate M/M love in a manner that may address, minimize, or ignore historical stigma.
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4367
Review: Well, if this wasn’t a great and fun novella to read. The book tells us the tales of two different couples, set back in a time where Kings and Knights and Dragons and Crusades took place. We get to read the almost epic love story of a young servant with his noble master. We get to read the tale of their love, how it flourished, and how it nearly ended in the bloody battlefields of the desert of Jerusalem. We get to admire the single-minded determination of a young monk, going through thieves and criminals, and then through hundreds of Arabs in his quest for vengeance. And we get to lose ourselves in the intense emotions this book evokes in you. We get to feel the love-conquers-them-all deeply as we keep on reading till the very end.
I loved it; honestly, it was like going back and reading my childhood books. I loved the writing, and it didn’t matter to me one bit if some facts couldn’t have possibly happened back then. I loved the men here; Duncan and Adam were truly epic heroes, and they made my heart melt and my imagination scream wild. As for Wyon and the King, what can I say; they were exquisite. My only regret that they had such a short time in this tale. Yup, surprise-surprise, I wanted more.
Overall, this was a fantastic adventure I loved reading and if you like the genre, if you like the tales set in medieval times, I strongly recommend this one to you. Enjoy!
Reblogged this on Saura Underscore and commented:
Wow. I couldn’t ask for something that better than someone wanting MORE. It makes me honestly CRY for the time needed to complete book 2!