The Captive

By Joanne Rock

Women should be sweet, mild mannered...docile. Unfortunately, Lady Gwendolyn, a rich Saxon widow, is none of those things. And Viking warrior Wulf Geirsson wants her desperately One glimpse of the brazen beauty scrambling over the castle ramparts, and he knows he has to have her. Especially when she takes a tumble and lands at his feet. But Wulf quickly finds that taking Gwendolyn and keeping her are two different things. And once she decides to engage in a seductive assault of her own, he's the one captivated....

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373795386
• ISBN13: 9780373795383
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Harlequin Blaze
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

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I loved this book and I would reoommend it strongly. Wulf the Viking and Gwendolyn the Saxon heiress are a very caring couple and the love scenes are really exciting. I also like how she helps him let go of the pain of his past, being rejected by a cruel flirt and then blamed for her death by his king and the other Viking warriors. The one thing I would say is that Wulf, as a hero, is a little too much Mr. Nice Viking. I know we no longer do bodice ripping, forced seduction, but a hero should still have a dark edge, a potential menace. This rugged hunk was just a pussycat right from the get go! He snatches Gwendolyn from her castle and next thing you know he's giving her foot rubs, feeding her hot fish right from the fire, and sharing his mead while promising to give her a fun "adventure." Somehow I always pictured Vikings as being a little more edgy.

great Blazing Dark Ages romance

In 885 in Wessex, Lady Gwendolyn is an independent person. Her nurturing parents educated her to insure she depended on no one but herself. When they died, she is forced to give up learning for embroidery by her guardian as being a lady activity though she is bored by the stitching. Instead she climbs castle walls and runs loose when she can. In spite of King Alfred's efforts to keep his Saxon kingdom safe, Norse raiders continually assault Wessex. During one of these forays, Norse chieftain Wulf Giersson spots and captures Gwendolyn. Her élan for life grips him as no woman has before and he vows to make the wildcat his. However, as her Saxon countrymen mount a rescue attempt and another Norse raider wants her, Wulf soon learns who the captive in his relationship with Lady Gwendolyn is. This is a great Blazing Dark Ages romance starring two strong protagonists and a powerful support cast in pursuit. The story line is fast-paced from the moment Wulf sees Gwendolyn and never slows down until the final confrontations. Readers will be held captive by Joanne Rock's superb historical. Harriet Klausner