A Mortal Bane - Roberta Gellis

Advantages: A reasonably easy historical detective read
Disadvantages: Not everyone's cup of tea

...can stomach that and like a detective novel with a hint of blossoming romance then this just might be the book for you. Roberta Gellis has been writing for some time and is high on my list of top five favorite author’s. She wrote the “Roselynde Chronicles” a series of six books about one titled family in the reign of King John. It was these books that got me hooked but are unfortunately, no longer in print, though available in the library. So, I ...
...when Pope Innocent II sends a messenger to England to King Stephen but that messenger is then murdered. It sets in motion a train of events that brings both of our main characters together. An unlikely coupling if ever there was one. This is not a romance in the usual vein. No passionate clinches or heaving bosoms or explicit sex is put between these pages. The attraction is hinted at, denied but remains throughout the book. It does take second ... Read review