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This medieval romance kept me on the edge of my seat. Nicola is the six foot tall, fiery daughter of John of Ashby, who rebelled against his liege lord, Rannulf of Graistan, and was killed by Rannulf’s brother, Gilliam FitzHenry. Nicola has been kept locked up since her father was murdered, and now her father’s murderer plans to make her his wife so he can have all of Ashby as his own. Determined to keep him from soiling her father’s name, she uses a friend to make an alliance with another lord to come and save her and marry him instead, since she feels she has a better chance of murdering that spineless coward than FitzHenry, who is a giant. This has all the things a great medieval story usually has—knights, sword fights, violence, intrigue and treachery, cruel men, women used as means to an end without rights of their own. Nicola was a unique character in that she is taller than most men and has been raised by her father to know how to wield a sword. Most men call her ugly; she doesn’t care. All she wants is to be the sole heir of Ashby. I really liked the romance that develops between her and Gilliam, although it is long in coming. She is a hard-headed, stubborn woman; but she has met her match in Gilliam. There is much violence in this book and intimate scenes between a married couple that I skimmed over. Otherwise, it was a pretty intense, fascinating tale.


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Spring Fury Topaz Historical Romances Denise Domning 9780451405210 Books Reviews

This is my first Denise Donning book, but I've already purchased the rest of this series. This story is about a strong female who cannot inherit her father's property, but her husband can receive it as a dowry at her wedding. Set in the 1100's , it depicts a time and way of life far different from today. In spite of fighting her forced marriage, the main characters in this story forge a strong relationship that serves their marriage and the people of their community over well. I definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading the rest of this series!
This is the third in Denise Domning's 5 book series taking place in medieval England. History and Romance are my favorite topics. So I really enjoy Historical Romance! "Historical romances", however, rarely contain much history. The main characters are usually 21st century people in old time houses and clothes. This is particularly true of romances, which take place in the Middle Ages. When I read them, I enjoy the romance and hate the history.

Unlike almost all novels set in the Middle Ages, Ms. Domning's characters are true to their time period. They think and act like people living in the time in which they are situated. Real people who lived at the time of her story, who are acting exactly as they did, also appear in her books. This adds to the feeling of reality. I was impressed to see my 25 greats uncle mentioned in one of her books. At the time the story took place, he was well known and powerful. Today only medieval historians (and a few members of his family) know about him. (As far as I know, all my other, presumably numerous 25 greats uncles were commoners.)

The plot of each of Ms. Domning's books revolves around a problematic aspect of medieval culture. Being romances, the main characters end up happy and in love. But the aspects of medieval culture she examines probably resulted in many unhappy endings.
Other readers' reviews strongly suggest reading this series in order. Although each book can stand alone, I agree with this suggestion. From first to last they are Winter's Heat, Summer's Storm, Spring's Fury, Autumn's Flame, A Love for All Seasons.

Spring Fury is the third and most complex novel in Ms. Domning's series. In it, Ms. Domning addresses the value of land, the effects of a weak central government, forced marriage, fostering, and medieval war.

The consequences of weak central government are the core of the problems in this book. Each landowner must defend his land against neighbors who want it. To accomplish this, each must have his own a small army and defensive dwelling. When traveling, he must be armed and have his own soldiers protecting him. A woman traveling alone is fodder to bullies. When a neighbor covets the land, he invades. The result is a mini war. The stronger army wins all of the land. Domning describes such a war in detail showing the tactics and weaponry employed.

In addition, the novel addresses the custom of fostering. In the Middle Ages, in order to train for knighthood, young boys left home at the beginning of adolescence to live with powerful knights. In this book, the consequence for the boy is salutary. But I doubt that was always the case. Influential, rich knights often had several fostering boys. These boys formed very close friendships, which became alliances that lasted throughout their lives.

Domning again addresses the issue of forced marriage in this book. The heroine is forced to marry a man whom she witnessed killing her beloved father. Needless to say, she was not happy about this!

The author also addresses female sex roles. Through an unusual set of circumstances, the heroine in this book has adopted male sex roles. This makes her - at the least - strange and unmarriageable. Through amazingly good fortune, she ends up with a husband who likes this.

Although in many ways I liked this book the best in the series, I thought the female lead was too much like a 21st century person and that the end was rather silly.
This is one of the best stories I've ever read - and I have read tons. The story line drew me in and the book's pace was swift, there was always something new right around the corner. Both hero and heroine are very likeable and "real". I felt they both were very well created and came across as very human.
BEST OF ALL - NO CLIFF HANGER ENDING!!!! The story ends on a high note and finishes cleanly. All loose threads are neatly tied up.
The heroine is not a drop-dead, gorgeous heroine. (Thank God, there is hope for the rest of us!). The hero isn't a gorgeous man either, but a strong, powerful man whose honor and heart are what makes him handsome. It is the character of the hero/heroine which causes the reader to bond to them. I saw this as a plus because the author had to work harder to make us believe that these 2 people were drawn to each other and to no other. I say the author did an awesome job. I felt as if I was really living the story while reading it. Battle scenes appeared to be more authentic than what is usually described in romance books. I.E, soldiers swung swords at the horses in order to get at their riders. The scenes felt authentic. The hero's horse was trained to fight/strike out at all and sundry if he became rider-less during a battle and he did the hero proud. I remember reading somewhere in my travels that all battle horses were trained to kick, bite, rear, strike with hooves anyone nearby. They were more valuable than foot soldiers when it came to keeping their riders safe. If a soldier was unhorsed during battle, he usually couldn't remount his own horse because of how violent those horses would become when on their own. They were retrieved after the battle was over and the horses had calmed down.

The complexity of the different underlying threads in this book makes it a very satisfying read. If you buy just one book this year, make it this one.
This medieval romance kept me on the edge of my seat. Nicola is the six foot tall, fiery daughter of John of Ashby, who rebelled against his liege lord, Rannulf of Graistan, and was killed by Rannulf’s brother, Gilliam FitzHenry. Nicola has been kept locked up since her father was murdered, and now her father’s murderer plans to make her his wife so he can have all of Ashby as his own. Determined to keep him from soiling her father’s name, she uses a friend to make an alliance with another lord to come and save her and marry him instead, since she feels she has a better chance of murdering that spineless coward than FitzHenry, who is a giant. This has all the things a great medieval story usually has—knights, sword fights, violence, intrigue and treachery, cruel men, women used as means to an end without rights of their own. Nicola was a unique character in that she is taller than most men and has been raised by her father to know how to wield a sword. Most men call her ugly; she doesn’t care. All she wants is to be the sole heir of Ashby. I really liked the romance that develops between her and Gilliam, although it is long in coming. She is a hard-headed, stubborn woman; but she has met her match in Gilliam. There is much violence in this book and intimate scenes between a married couple that I skimmed over. Otherwise, it was a pretty intense, fascinating tale.