Shefford

2 primary works

Defy Not the Heart

by Johanna Lindsey

Published 31 December 1990

Reina's cerulean eyes blazed with scorn as they fell upon the golden giant of a man who stood before her.This was the knight Ranulf, her kidnapper, who was pledged to deliver her into the worst kind of bondage - marriage to the craven Lord Rothwell.

But Reina was no acquiescent girl to accept fate's whim.To save herself from the union being forced upon her, she offered Ranulf a bargain - 'Become my husband yourself.In exchange for your protection, I will make you a great lord.'

The nuptial bed was not intended to be part of the bargain.But the haughty Ranulf soon made it clear that he would accept no marriage of convenience - 'Come to me of your own free will - or I will take you!'

Joining

by Johanna Lindsey

Published 1 May 1999

The betrothal between beautiful, headstrong Milisant Crispin and handsome Wulfic de Thorpe has been announced, joining together two of the most powerful families in England. The combined power of their arranged union will be great enough to rival even the king's - so ambitious King John Plantagenet will do anything to prevent the marriage. Milisant and Wulfric are equally unhappy as they are forced to marry for dynastic reasons - but in spite of the unromantic reasons for their alliance and the political manoeuvrings behind the scenes, a grand passion soon unites them.