Former maid Anne Kendall will do anything to join the covert group of
warriors known as the League of the Blade. Her success at a previous
masquerade for a friend led to her current assignment impersonating Lady
Rosamund Wolsingham in a mission to protect the noblewoman from a band of
traitors to the Crown.
Her training was perfect, her impersonation is flawless – until she
unexpectedly encounters none other than Sir Philip Clifford while journeying
with her knights. Her previous encounters with Sir Philip left her shaken,
yet resolved to pursue a life of duty, forgoing love and its entanglements.
When he recognizes her easily, the knights invite him to join their mission,
taking the place of the warrior who suffered injury at the start of their
trip. His presence may help protect Anne’s life, but it endangers her very
heart…
I
have never before read any book by author Julia Latham, so when I requested
One Knight Only to review, I was unfamiliar with her work and
did not realize that this was the second book in a series. Truly, I never
had the first hint it was a series until I read numerous references to how
Sir Philip and Anne met previously, on another mission. The book was
well-crafted enough that these references never made me feel out of the
loop, merely curious as to the story that came before.
Having now completed One Knight Only, I can say without
reservation that I enjoyed it enough that I will definitely be picking up a
copy of the previous story, Thrill of the Knight.
But back to our current story… LOL Our hero and heroine are quite
remarkable, living lives devoted to helping others, with little thought of
recompense to themselves. They sacrifice themselves for the good of others
and for the kingdom, all for the most altruistic of motives.
Yet that doesn’t mean Sir Philip and Anne don’t have dreams of their own.
When One Knight Only begins, their individual dreams are bound
to keep this couple apart for good. But as the story moves along, we see
that this pair finds it harder to imagine a future without each other, and
their previous dreams no longer matter if those plans mean they must part.
As with any good story, neither Anne nor Philip are perfect. However, they
deal with their mistakes and overcome them together, until their story
culminates in a romance sure to last the rest of their lives.
But this story isn’t just about a romance – Julia Latham delivers a great
story of suspense alongside the love. With twists and turns that snake
throughout the story, the author keeps her readers guessing as to the
villains’ identities until the very end.
With a fascinating suspense and some very sexy love scenes, One Knight
Only will absolutely thrill lovers of historical romance.
Reviewed by Jennifer
