Philippa is one of those ordirany heroines who snares the brilliant man, though by the end of the series her adventures have shaped her into his true equal.īy Checkmate, Lymond is already married to Philippa, but the marriage is definitely one in name only. This is romance is the high manner as well, as he suffers torments, fights evil, and affects the fate of nations. Lymond is the ultimate romantic hero - gorgeous, sexy, intellectually brilliant, artistically gifted, supreme leader of men, and deadly with bare hands or weapons. I think they’re marvelous and engaging reads, but readers who don’t care for too much history probably wouldn’t enjoy them. I doubt it would work without the other five which are not really romances, and very much historical novels.
However, it’s the last in a series of six thick books about Francis Crawford of Lymond set in 16th century Europe. This author, though a historical novelist and not a romance author, has had a profound effect on my romance writing, and I’d say that her novel Checkmate is one of the best romances ever written. I’d like to mention the work of Dorothy Dunnett.
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