Laurie Award Finalist 2006 Best Historical; CATA-Network 2006 Best Single Title Nominee; CAPA 2006 Award Finalist for Best Historical
~ A Defiant Lady ~
In Scotland's darkest hour, an English warrior dressed all in black has come for her. Blessed with the kenning, Lady Tamlyn MacShane foresaw this day, when the ruthless Lord Julian Challon would conquer her land -- and her heart. She is determined to resist him...but she is no match for his strength...or his sensuality...
~ A Resolute Lord ~
To Julian, the proud Scotswoman should be nothing more than a captive. Yet Tamlyn's fiery Beauty ensnares him, body and soul. Now, the warrior known as the Black Dragon is in danger of falling under the spell that cannot be broken---the spell of love....
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Professional Reviews
A terrific combination of love, history and destiny, rolled into an exquisite and exciting read
September 15, 2006
Reviewer: A. W. Sorter "author, SERVANT OF THE GODS" (Texas)
The responsibility of any fiction writer who puts pen to paper (or fingers to a computer keyboard) is simple: To take care of the reader. With her historical romance A Restless Knight, writer Deborah MacGillivray not only lives up to her responsibility to take care of her readers -- she goes above and beyond it.
The restless knight in question is one Julian Challon, the Black Dragon, and reluctant henchman to his liege lord, Edward Plantagenet, King of England. Edward, known as "Hammer of the Scots," used almost any means to crush what he considered the unruly Scots; from outright warfare and destruction to subtle infiltration. Through his "wed-and-bred" campaign, Edward commanded his English leaders to impregnate and marry Scottish women so their offspring could automatically hold Scots land. Under English law, property ownership was transferred through the father.
Using this historic and brutal time as a backdrop, MacGillivray creates a wonderful love story, finding the perfect feminine foil for her tortured, dark-haired hero -- Lady Tamlyn McShane, holder of Glenrohga in the Scottish highlands. While Tamlyn is shaken to the roots of her fiery hair by the sensuality of her dark, powerful knight and captor, Julian is shaken too. Tamlyn confounds him -- he's never met anyone like her before. For one thing, women don't hold power, title or lands where he comes from. Nonetheless, his attraction to her pagan wildness and strength is instantaneous. Meanwhile, Tamlyn's reluctant compulsion into Julian's arms leads to love scenes hot enough to melt snow off the Scottish tors.
But more is at work here than a roll in the hay between two strong-willed individuals. Deathly tired of battle, and grieving over the untimely death of his brother at the massacre of Berwick (one of Edward's bloodier battles in Scotland), Julian wants peace in his life, and a mate to share it with, rather than a vessel for his children. He believes his coming to Glenrohga is fate and Tamlyn, through her own "kenning," or psychic foreknowledge, ultimately realizes it, too.
Don't be fooled into thinking that everything is wrapped up neatly once these two get together, though. Throughout the book, MacGillivray continually springs surprises to the very last page. Nor is there a clean-cut ending; MacGillivray leaves enough loose ends to direct readers to the sequel, Ravenhawke, scheduled for release in August 2007.
A plot that skillfully weaves history with fiction, combined with an unforgettable hero and heroine ensure that anyone reading A Restless Knight is in for a rare and touching experience. Well done, Deborah MacGillivray, and thank you.
A Restless Knight is one of the best books I have read this year.
It is a totally beautiful and amazing book and a must read for fans of Scottish and Medieval historical romance. The story is totally captivating, the characters so alive, written in such depth, the research is flawless, and takes place in one of the most interesting periods in the history of England and Scotland; the period of Edward I (Longshanks) and the early rebellion period of William Wallace that eventually brings Robert the Bruce to Scotland's throne. Norman Knight, The Black Dragon, Lord Julian Challon, is to do his duty for King Edward and marry Lady Tamlyn MacShane, and thus become the Lord of Glenrogha, securing her lands for the English crown. The beautiful and earthy Tamyln, while understandably rebellious to this idea, is drawn to the dark, handsome, troubled Challon. Challon is likewise drawn to Tamyln. He feels immediate lust and stuggles with a past that is filled with death, destruction, and pain that prevents him from truly recognzing his true feelings of love for Tamyln. This sensual relationship and their struggle with love, the land, and its people, together with the Scottish folk lore and magic, puts the reader in a spell to the point where you cannot put the book down. It is truly a magical story. The Beltane ceremony is breathtaking. You will laugh and cry and be so involved with the characters that you actually feel you are there. The secondary characters (sisters, brothers, cousins, friends) are as alive as the main characters. What is most important about this story is that it did not abruptly end and leave the reader wanting. It finishes well and the reader knows that yet another story is on the way to take them back to this magical place. Deborah MacGillivrary is an author that is destined to be on the book shelves of romance fans for generations to come. bhi se' go hiontach! (It was great!)
Beverly Book Reviews
A brilliantly sensual hauntingly beautiful debut!
You will be enthralled from the moment Norman knight, Julian Challon, the Black Dragon, parts the mists of Glen Shane and comes to Glenrogha to claim his lady, Tamlyn MacShane, and the land awarded him by the conquering king, Edward Longshanks. It is the year 1296. Julian, a seasoned warrior, wants nothing more than home and hearth, a wife and strong sons now, after years of warring. In anticipation of these things, he comes fresh from bloody battles, bearing deep painful burdens of personal loss too terrible to share. Expecting to deal with men while taking his new holding awarded him by the Crown, he finds instead that three spirited MacShane sisters hold sway over Glenrogha, strong-willed Tamlyn, the youngest of which, is slated to become his bride. Pagan beauty Tamlyn MacShane is aware of the Black Dragon's coming. Gifted with the mysterious otherworldly kenning of the fey, she is forewarned with dreams and sensory knowledge. Even though ghost-gray mists shield the ancient passes of Glen Shane, Tamlyn knows the dragon will come, and that his coming will change her safe little comfortable world forever. At first, when set upon by Challon's men and rescued by the Dragon himself, Tamlyn chooses not to tell him her true identity. As the story unfolds, their volatile mutual attraction blossoms into a love bound by destiny despite treachery, betrayal, and strong differences that threaten to keep them apart in a land on the brink of chaos at the mercy of Longshanks. A RESTLESS KNIGHT is a virtual feast for the senses. Ms. MacGillivray weaves history through this breathtakingly sensuous tale like gold threads in a tapestry, with a true mastery that can only come from her heritage. You will be there with these unforgettable characters from the moment the mists part, and they will stay with you long after you consign the book to your keeper shelf. It's been a long time since I've read a real historical romance. This is one I cannot recommend highly enough by a multi-talented star on the rise who promises more of the same. I can't wait!
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