A Loyal Heart: A Sweet Medieval Romance

by Jody Hedlund

He’s taken her as his prisoner. But she’s holding his heart captive. In gaining their freedom, will they lose what matters most?

When Lady Olivia’s castle is besieged, she and her sister are taken captive and held for ransom by her father’s enemy, Lord Pitt. Loyalty to family means everything to Olivia. She’ll save her sister at any cost and do whatever her father asks—even if that means obeying his order to steal a sacred relic from her captor.

As Lord Pitt’s commander, Sir Aldric is in charge of the beautiful but feisty new prisoner. He has his hands full attempting to keep Lady Olivia out of trouble. When Lord Pitt throws her in the dungeon and threatens to hang her for stealing, Aldric conceives a plot to save Olivia’s life—betrothal to him.

Can Olivia give up the prestigious match her father has arranged with a wealthy marquess in order to marry a lowly knight like Aldric? And can Aldric move beyond his past mistakes to embrace love again? When loyalties are tested, they’re thrust into danger that could cost them their love and their lives.

• ISBN10: 0692055231
• ISBN13: 9780692055236
• Publish Date: 6 March 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Northern Lights Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 318
• Language: English

Reviews

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A Loyal Heart teaches the need of being loyal and also the importance of the object of that loyalty. Olivia was very loyal to her father, as he had taught her to be. But she needed to learn that our loyalty really belongs to God and He is the only one worthy to receive it.

It was fun to read about the relationship between Olivia and Aldric. It started off on the wrong foot, with them fighting, literally, as the feisty Lady Olivia defended her home with a sword, and then as she exasperated him over and over as she tried to escape with her younger sister as they traveled to Lord Pitt’s castle.

As much as I liked the main characters, I really loved Lord Pitt. Loyal to the king, his motive for taking Olivia and Isabel captive was possibly reasonable, though taking a woman and a child as prisoners was probably not the noblest way of achieving his goal. What I did love about him was the way he manipulated the circumstances to achieve what he felt was best for Aldric.

From battles to attempted escapes, from attempted robbery to the dungeon with threats of hanging, and a thread of romance woven throughout, this story brims with action and adventure.


This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

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I would like to thank Celebrate Lit for giving me this item. My opinion and review were not influenced by this gift.