“FAIREST OF THEM ALL“She was rumored to be the fairest woman in all of England. But Holly de Chastel considered her beauty a curse. She had already turned away scores of suitors with various ruses, both fair and foul. Now she was to be the prize in a tournament of eager knights gathering from across the land, each more determined than the last to win her hand. Holly had no intention of wedding any of them, and concocted her most outrageous plan yet: to disguise her beauty from their avaricious eyes. But she never planned on Sir Austyn of Gavenmore.
“The darkly handsome Welshman had come looking especially for a plain bride and Holly seemed to fit the bill. Suddenly she found herself in the possession of this mysterious stranger, ensconced in his castle, and forced to keep up her carefully planned illusion. Why did this electrifyingly passionate male, who could have any woman he wanted, desire a homely bride—and what would happen when he learned he’d been tricked? By the time Holly found out, it was too late to avoid searing fires of passion—and the dark curse of Gavenmore….”
Now, you all know that I LOVE Teresa Medeiros, but I will say it once again: I LOVE Teresa Medeiros! I could tell that this was one of her earlier works, but I loved it nonetheless. There was this awesome element of the unbelievable with Austyn’s ancestor (I don’t want to give too much away!) and there were some cool mythological aspects. What made me even happier was—as always—the historical background for the story.
I took so much pleasure in the characters and their plights. The situations were sweet, hilarious, and—of course!—enjoyably awkward! As always, I thoroughly look forward to reading more of Medeiros in the near future! (I apologize! I would write more, but I’m exhausted and have a TERRIBLE headache! I promise to have a better review for the next book!)
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