Joanne Rock - Romance Author

The Wedding Knight

Harlequin Historicals
February 2004

     Melissande Deverell knows convent life is the most liberating path for any free-spirited woman. No vainglorious tales of men's battle prowess at meal times, no filthy warrior's bed to share, and the best education available to women. Abandoned to a remote Alpine nunnery since the age of eight, Melissande finds fulfillment supervising the convent's orphans and translating manuscripts.
     Life is perfect until a wayward knight steals her away from all she holds dear.
     Lucian Barret never expected to be even mildly attracted to a convent bound novitiate. Then again nothing about vivacious Melissande is what he expected. Honor-bound to deliver her safely into the arms of another, Lucian's dark past leaves no room for attraction to a headstrong would-be nun. Now he has no choice but to protect her on the journey to England, a constant temptation within arm's reach. Even if he manages to keep her honor-- and his heart-- intact, he begins to wonder if he will ever be able to give her up.

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"Rock proves once more that she is a virtuoso of her craft."
                   --A Romance Review

"This is a must read for fans of medieval romance."
                  --AboutRomance.com, 5 stars

"This is a book that will forever have a place on my keeper shelf."
                 -- Romance Jun kies, 5 ribbons

"Extremely appealing characters make for a most delightful medieval. Romance fans will eagerly anticipate Roarke's story coming in September 2004."
                  --Patricia Rouse, Rouse's Romance Readers Groups

"Passions soar, love scenes steam the windows, and you savor every word..."
                --Roundtable Reviews