"The Knight's Bride" Book Review

The Knight's Bride

Chivalry Lives in Six Stories from the Middle Ages

by Tracie Peterson, Dianne Christner, Pamela Griffin, Yvonne Lehman, & Jill Stengl

Book Description:

Where Angels Camp - by Dianne Christner 
A Legend of Mercy - by Pamela Griffin 
The Stranger’s Kiss - by Yvonne Lehman 
A Kingdom Divided - by Tracie Peterson 
Alas, My Love - by Tracie Peterson 
A Child of Promise by Jill Stengl

Take six romantic adventures back in time to the Middle Ages along with five authors including Tracie Peterson, who tell the stories of couples challenged by the injustices of their times. Some couples are pulled apart by wars and feuds, while others have their futures determined by their oppressors. Can a faith be found to keep hope alive and give joy in all circumstances?

MY REVIEW:  Take a step back in time....way back in time....with these six romantic novellas.   The five authors: Tracie Peterson (she writes two of the novellas which are linked together as Alas, My Love is a sequel to A Kingdom Divided), Dianne Christner (Where Angels Camp), Pamela Griffin (A Legend of Mercy), Yvonne Lehman (The Stranger's Kiss), and Jill Stengl (A Child of Promise).   While this collection promises novellas set in the Middle Ages, Tracie Peterson's two novellas and Pamela Griffin's are the only two in the collection which are actually set in the Middle Ages.   Each of the novellas has been published previously so some readers may recognize them or find them vaguely familiar.   

        These novellas are a quick read and one can read them separately and stop and come back to them later or read the entire collection in one setting.  They are strictly romance and I actually prefer romances that include mystery or suspense.  I do like novellas because I enjoy finishing the stories quickly at times...they are very relaxing and nice stress relievers.  Faith and hope are woven into each story, making them very uplifting to read.

      I am giving this collection a rating of 4 stars and recommend it to readers of romance and Christian fiction.   

      I received an ebook of this novella collection from netgalley and Barbour Publishing in exchange for my honest review.  All opinions expressed are my own.

About the Authors:

Tracie Peterson is a bestselling author who writes in both historical and contemporary genres. Her novels reveal her love for research as well as her strong desire to develop emotionally meaningful characters and stories for her readers. Tracie and her family live in Montana.

pen name: Janelle Jamison

Yvonne Lehman, best-selling author of more than 3,000,000 books in print, founded and directed the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference for twenty-five years. She now directs the Blue Ridge “Autumn in the Mountains” Novelist Retreat. Lehman earned a Master’s Degree in English from Western Carolina University and has taught English and creative writing on the college level. She is the author of a three-book series set in Savannah GA (Harlequin Heartsong), and Hearts of Carolina, a series of eight novels (four in NC, four in SC) published by Greenbrier Books.

Her fiftieth novel, Hearts that Survive – A Novel of the TITANIC, (Abingdon), is available in bookstores and at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, TN where she periodically holds book signings. Her first non-fiction book is Divine Moments (Grace Publishing) is a compilation of 50 articles written by various authors. She blogs at www.christiansread.com and Novel Rocket Blog. 

Jill Stengl is the author of numerous romance novels including Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award- and Carol Award-winning Faithful Traitor, and the bestselling novella, Fresh Highland Heir. She lives with her husband in the beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin, where she enjoys her three cats, teaching a high school English Lit. class, playing keyboard for her church family, and sipping coffee on the deck as she brainstorms for her next novel.

Jill is is the mother to Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Pamela Griffin lives in Texas with her family. She fully gave her life to Christ in 1988 after a rebellious young adulthood and owes the fact that she’s still alive today to an all-loving and forgiving God and to a mother who steadfastly prayed and had faith that God could bring her wayward daughter “home.” Pamela’s main goal in writing Christian romance is to help and encourage those who do know the Lord and to plant a seed of hope in those who don’t.

Dianne Christner - Christian Fiction Author - writes Christian romance novels. She writes both Historicals and Amish Fiction. Raised in the Mennonite church, she brings authenticity to "The Plain City Bridesmaids" series. 

She keeps a lighthearted reality blog called plain girl romanticizing. 

Her passion is reading and connecting with other readers and writers.