6/28/2023 0 Comments Once a Knight by Christina Dodd![]() The King wants to marry her off, but no man wants to wed her. Her personality is rather stiff and formal, she always follows protocol and she never shows her emotions. Lady Alisoun is very rich, and she is also a widowed virgin. She hires him anyway, but she will not confide in him why she needs protection. David earned his reputation by being the King?s champion, but when Alisoun finds him, he is drunk, broke and recently defeated. Lady Alisoun needs protection and she is determined to hire the legendary mercenary Sir David of Radcliffe. ReviewSomeone is stalking Lady Alisoun of George?s Cross and she knows who it is and why he is tormenting her. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. The sensitive and often humorous interaction between the hero and heroine keeps the story moving at top speed and should win this writer an even broader audience. Desperate, Alisoun hires him, hoping that the past laurels of the fabled hero are enough to hold the assassin at bay. Searching out the former "King's Champion," Alisoun discovers, to her dismay, a down on his luck, out of condition hasbeen. After an attempt is made on her life, Lady Alisoun, the lofty and aloof chatelaine of Georges Cross, seeks protection from the legendary mercenary Sir David of Radcliffe. ![]() ![]() Dodd (Move Heaven and Earth) fashions her hero and heroine with such candor and wit that it tempts the imagination. “From Publishers WeeklyMedieval fans have a real treat in store in Dodd's newest. ![]()
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