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enjoyed this book with it's sweat love story of two people finding each other, when they weren't looking.
But it took heartack for them to be together, Bound by guilt, freed by love,

Driven by guilt and grief, Aidan decides to join the monastery at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, despite his noble upbringing.
Soon after, he encounters Nolana Kyncade, a Scots lass running from a horrific betrothal and a cruel stepfather.
Although their love is impossible, they can't deny their feelings for each other, The centuries old tradition of mead making at the famous monastery provides the backdrop for the novella, Aiden FitzRam has lost his mother and father in a shipwreck, Feeling extreme guilt because they used his passage has led him into making a controversial decision for atonement.
He must live the life of a religious, Both his brother Edwin and sister Ragna violently oppose this choice, but as much as he detests the life, he is stubborn.
That isuntil he meets Nolana Kyncade! Her stepfather Baron Grouchet plans for her to marry an old man of his acquaintance who needs an heir.
Since she fears being used by this man, she runs, Her intentions are to head to the closest nunnery, or better still, to her fathers people in the Fells.
From then on the story becomes a book incredibly hard to put down, Help from an old crone leads to her being in the same market place as Aiden and from the moment his blues eyes meet her green beauties full of fear, his course changes.
Ms. Markland has hit the bullseye with this love story, Full of her rich prose, and descriptive narrative, she brings the times alive so well that one cant help but visualize and become immersed in this setting.
Perfect diversion for a lazy afternoon! Great Story Line

I really enjoyed this journey of a laird and the path that was taken to save a lovely woman.
Great characters and well developed as usual, Im looking forward to the next book in the series, Spoilers

.Stars

Much better than the first book, There is a little more conflict and excitement, The pace was faster, and the characters more likeable,

I enjoyed it,

The beginning starts out great! Gripping! Then it kinda dipped down a bit and remained steady.
I did not skim.

My main complaints is the hero seemed to wimp out on the heroine, He should have tried harder to get her back and stop the wedding, I seriously don't even know why he shows up at the weddng feast just to turn around and walk away.
This is love

Then the heroine has to come to HIM after her husband dies

Ok anyone reading this may be confused.
Lry mr clarify.

The

heroine is captured on her way to a convent, . after meeting the hero who is now a monk, He was injured and in an infirmary when she was escorted to the convent,

He finds out she's gone and sends his brother to intercept the escort but is too late and she is taken by her evil stepfather back home ands forced to marry and old abusive fat guy.
The hero knows who took her, and where, so he leaves the abbey and the monk life, gathers some people together and goes to the heroines "rescue"only to find she's already married and looks miserable.
It is her wedding feast, So what does he do Nothing he goes home, and sulks that he lost her,

She on the other hand avoids bedding the old guy and fortunately he ends up having a heart attack and dies.
This is when she runs to the hero,

The good thing is the hero's past isn't thrown in our face, There is only one part in the beginning where it is mentioned he is not a virgin but never pursued women and never love one before the heroine of course.


Overall it was pretty good action wise I just wish the hero had a little more backbone.


Safety:

HeroExperienced but not overly, Past not thrown in our face, Not arrogant.
HeroineVirgin and remains so until she is with the hero,
CheatingNo
OM/OW Om but unwanted, Heroine is forced to marry an old man, He dies before consummating the marriage,
Violencemild
CursingNo
AdultryNo
RapeNo
Abuse no
HEA/ILY's yes
MarriageYes
Babyyes in the epilogue we see the H amp h's far future.
They havekids.


Exciting!

A truly great story, It starts out so sad, but improves and definitely holds your interest! Nice read! And a great addition to this series.
I read this as part of the sitelinkLove Historicals presents Once Upon A Kiss boxed set,

See sitelinkreview here, Little bit better than the first one, I gave it an extra star due to the ale making process, which fascinated me, When I read the first book I was pretty much disappointed and bored, but I thought of giving the second book a shot and maybe get to read something better.
I did, I read something better, but still not enough to make an impression on me, Anna Markland is a Canadian author with a keen interest in genealogy, She writes historical romance about family honor, ancestry and roots, Her novels are intimate love stories filled with passion and adventure, Following a fruitful career in teaching, Anna transformed her love of writing and history into engaging works of fiction.
One of the things she enjoys most about writing historical romance is the in depth research required to provide the reader with an authentic medieval experience.
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