Vow of Seduction

By Angela Johnson

Vow Of Gold Sworn to support King Edward, Sir Alex de Beaumont had to leave his new bride on their wedding night to fight in the Crusades. Captured and left to languish in a lonely prison, the warrior knight is kept alive by the memory of love--and of Lady Katherine's innocent passion as she cried out his name in ecstasy and made him her own. Upon his escape and return to England, he is shocked to find his beloved is about to marry another man. . . Kat refuses to forgive him. But Alex will not be gainsaid. He vows to seduce her all over again and his searching kisses reawaken the sensual fire they once knew--until an enemy determined to destroy them both closes in. Now Alex must risk everything for the one woman whose love he wants forever. . . Angela Johnson's two favorite subjects are history and romance--and "Vow of Seduction" is the result. A full time writer, Angela lives in Topeka, Kansas, with Joe, her very own hero of twenty-one years.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420108573
• ISBN13: 9781420108576
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Good debut.

I agree with other reviewers that there were some 'issues' in the book. I got quite put out with the heroine at times and wanted to slap her. The ending was kinda silly and I agree that Longshanks would have been more brutal to the treasonist. Otherwise, the book was very well written and the characters were well developed. I enjoyed it and hope to hear Rand's story next!

Great and steamy book

If you're like me, and you seek out romance novels that are S-T-E-A-M-Y, look no further than this book! Vow of Seduction may be the first novel by Angela Johnson; but it reads like a seasoned sexual masterpiece from the likes of Virginia Henley. The strong willed characters complement each other and have great chemistry. Their interactions are filled with sexual tension and the sex scenes themselves are off the charts. Not for the faint of heart! If you're looking for a page turner with strong characters and a great variety of sex scenes, this book delivers.

Excellent Read

Vow of Seduction pulls you in with very real emotions that roll between anger and hurt and love and attraction. Lady Katherine was betrayed by her new husband, who left to fight the Crusades after one night in her bed. When Alex returns, it is no wonder she is angry and hostile. While sub-plots keep this book interesting, it is really the relationship between Kat and Alex that shines. It's a real-world mixture of emotions that aren't too sappy for those who don't read a lot of romance. I recommend Vow of Seduction!

Readers' Seduction

This storyline was very intriguing and excellently told. This story is suspenseful, erotic, and the characters were both equally matched in bold battle skills. The only reason I felt this story should not be rated a 5 is because the final ending chapters seemed to have been very rushed by the author. The heroine although very much in love with her perceivingly betraying husband, holds on to her conviction of not wanting to forgive her husband for setting off to the Crusades battle the day after their arranged marital ceremony (she was in love with him since she was old enough to wield a bow and arrow, and he was an honorable lad training to be a knight) throughout the entire book. Although the hero woos his wife in order to gain her trust once more, falls in love with her beyond measure and risks his life for her, the heroine maintains her hardened position throughout the entire book. Unconvincingly to us readers, the heroine changes her mind in the final two pages of the book by accepting his declaration of love after he has seduced her with very passionate lovemaking. Also, there were various sub-plots within this story that left little to the imagination as one could easily guess one of the culprits to the hero's imprisonment and hence the reason for his delay to returning to his wife any time sooner. The other culprit's reason for being involved in such treason is a bit questionable. Moreover, the end destination to the master schemer of this whole evil plot against the hero was totally bogus and did not seem in coherence to what the notorious King Edward Longshanks would have executed to someone for having performed such a criminal act against one of his knights and cousin. The King was very supportive of his knights within this book and even assisted in capturing the bounty-hunter-like criminal ("Scarface")so that the hero can personally interrogate and submit for further torturing as he pleased. Furthermore, the heorine was the king's cousin and when in captivity, she kept informing her captors that King Edward Longshanks would not react kindly to such treasonous behavior against his valuable knight and herself, his cousin. Yet, at the end of the book, there was no mention of the King having been involved in any retaliation efforts towards said master schemer. It was wrapped up too quickly and any potential loose ends were too easily dismissed. However, on an overall basis, this was a very good book!

fabulous medieval romance

Katherine of Montclair and Alex de Beaumont marry, but almost immediately after exchanging their vows, he insists he must leave. Alex is sworn to support King Edward I, who is leading a Crusade to take back the Holy Land from the Infidels so on his wedding night he joins his monarch. Almost a decade has passed since Alex left and never came home. Kat and others assume he died. Instead he lingered in a Saracen prison where he had plenty of time to think about his beloved Kit-Kat, whom he hurt with his departure and his inability to tell her he loved her. Alex vows if he ever returns he will earn her love by showering her with his. In 1276 Alex comes home to find his Kat about to marry Sir Luc de Joinveille. She rejects Alex's plea saying she despises him and he is not welcome. Alex swears he changed and will prove to her that he has. However, someone wants them kept apart trying to kill either or both of them while Alex also seeks the traitor who left him dead back in the Holy Land. This is a fabulous medieval romance starring two likable lead characters with well drawn flaws as each fears love for different reasons. He fled from love as he never felt like that before and she believes those she loves leave like him and her late parents. Although the plotters seem like half of England and this over the top of Big Ben (at least the original clock tower of the thirteenth century that is), fans will enjoy the gender war between the kick butt heroine and her born again wannabe champion. Harriet Klausner