Warner, Jan 2005, 6.50, 368 pp.
ISBN: 0446614653
In 1350, Widow Lady Joanna worries about how to keep her surviving daughter Ivy safe and alive when terrorist outlaws constantly plunge Lynwood Manor, knowing no lord sits in the manor. The human male villagers do their best, but they are not skilled to match the outlaws. Desperate for a swordsman, Joanna tries to hire mercenary Logan Grimm, whose loyalty goes as far as the person who pays his bills.
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As Logan battles with the outlaws, he finds Joanna and Ivy make him dream of settling down in one place. Joanna is stunned by his patience and kindness with Ivy, whose abusive father had no use for a daughter beyond potentially selling her as a spouse to the highest bidder. Soon Joanna falls in love with her hired gun and he reciprocates. Still both know when the job is completed, he will move on seeking his next sponsor.
Logan battles the outlaws, struggles with villager contempt, wants to keep Ivy safe, and falls in love with his employer.
Harriet Klausner
The review of this Book prepared by Harriet Klausner