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Emerald Knight

By: Michelle M. Pillow
Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
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Intertwined by life, destined by love, torn by their very natures...

Whetshire Fortress, Wessex, A.D. 1171: Since birth Lady Ginevra has been betrothed to Lord Wolfram, second son to the Count of Whetshire. There was never any question as to whom she would marry or who she would be. Life has been mapped out for her and she's going to live happily ever after as a Countess. However, there is one complication to her plans. Her rogue of a future husband isn't taking to their life together with open arms. In fact, he seems to enjoy finding reasons to put the nuptials off.

This novel contains adult content. Must be 18 years or older to listen.

If you enjoyed Emerald Knight by Michelle M. Pillow, you might also like Maiden and the Monster, The Mists of Midnight, and the Realm Immortal Series also by Michelle M. Pillow.

©2005-2013 Michelle M. Pillow (P)2014 Michelle M. Pillow
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Good book

The story was good. It kept my interested once I bought the book to read rather then listen to it. I tried to listen to it but I just could not take the voice of the narrator. I kept blocking her out and getting lost on what was going on so that I would have to backtrack. I just didn't like the how she did the characters different voices and accents. However as I said the book itself is worth reading. The story line fit the time period very well and was believable.

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Thankfully marriages aren't arranged anymore!

Emerald Knight caught me in a bit of a quandary. I didn’t know if I wanted to like it or not. Picking it up I hadn’t realized that it was more historical and as such there was a vast difference in age, livelihood and marital expectations than we have today. Also there was the narrator, Lesley Parkin, that I had trouble following her voice. As I was thinking, well what voice would I prefer this story be told in, I realized that it was indeed the Ms. Parkins’ voice that I expected. So it was a bit of a personal preference issue that bothered me more than the narrator. I think she did a fine job with the voices and the emotions, especially when Gin and Wolf were young.

Emerald Knight is the story of an eight year old boy, Wolfe, that is promised to a new born babe in order to seal an alliance. I believe that Wolfe would have accepted Gin and his fate a bit more had there not been the age difference and the brotherly torment at the declaration of their future marriage. The age difference and the fact that the two lived apart and never saw each other growing up did not help cement a healthy start to marriage.

I struggled to watch both Wolfe and Gin dance through their emotions and lives without realizing they were dance partners - one step forward, two steps back and begin again. Even when they were still growing up they were in the dance. And to be so young when considered available for marriage had to be hard for Gin. She really didn’t have a childhood while Wolfe was off at war and being part of bloody battles. Wolfe and Gin really couldn’t have expected to fall into marriage easily. It was all part of the historical accuracy that the book portrayed. Overall it was a good book and I’m glad to have listened to it.

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Not historical fiction

I’ve never read a romance novel before, but I’m pretty sure that this is one. The characters are tedious and the description of them copulating is almost pornographic. Maybe that’s what all romance novels are like, but if you want true historical fiction stay away from this book!

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Great storyline, mediocre telling of it

This book sits somewhere between steamy romance and historical fiction. Following the lives of a noblewoman and a nobleman, betrothed at the noblewoman's birth, the author writes a tale of pride, strength, love and war encompassed in miscommunication.
The storyline is well worth telling, but, the author focuses too much on describing the emotions and physical contact rather than filling out the characters and building smooth time transitions.

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Emerald Knight

This was a good story. It is not one of my favorites but it is still very well written. Michelle kept very well with the time period she was writing in with Wolfe and Gin. However, I kept getting very frustrated with my romantic leads. I was very upset when they got married and Wolfe ended up in another woman's bed. However, that is what usually happened at that period in time. By the end of the story I fell in love with the two main characters and was hoping that everything would work out for them. I enjoyed the narrations immensely. Leslie Parkins did a superb job in changing the voices while they were growing up and really showed their emotions.

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The third medieval era romance story that I’ve read/listened/reviewed from Michelle Pillow. Her ability to set a story with details to invoke imagery and establish a premise for the story to come is accomplished and smooth. And the premise for this story: a betrothal of two titled children is a strategic device for power and protection common in the time. With Wolf (Lord Wolfram) being eight years older than Gineva, there is a great age gap, and plenty of time for Gin to learn of and accustom herself to her destiny.

Wolf isn’t appreciative of a child bride, and refuses to use and abuse her in the way many a husband would. He’s developed a reputation as a womanizer, and his efforts to stay away from Gin as he does battle with men and woos women is renown, and word is coming back to Gin.

Gin, despite her chafing at the ‘set nature’ of her life, has a crush on Wolf, but he is rarely around, and when he is, she refuses to fawn at his feet.

Pacing and development of characters were issues for me in this book, from a promising start to moments that dragged without appearing to effect development of characters or further the story. Of the two, main characters, Wolf’s development was a bit more complete: his reasons for avoiding Gin and his attempts to do he ‘right’ thing by this young girl, even when he takes refuge in another woman’s bed are well detailed, if not always the behavior one would expect from a ‘hero’. Gineva grows up, but never really matures, even when the two finally see their way clear to become a married couple. There were several steamy moments, but these missed the pull for me that would have come with the sense of connection to a character that was more developed.

Narration was provided by Leslie Parkin who has done a wonderful job. The voicing of Gineva was a difficult task: from childhood through the years to woman, and there were subtle changes in her character voice over the span of the story, while maintaining the more general delivery and speech patterns. Other characters were distinguished by pitch and tone changes, and were easy to recognize without being told who was speaking. A lovely performance.

Overall, this just wasn’t the best of the 3 medieval historical romances I have read from Ms. Pillow, missing some of the oomph from characters that just breathe and materialize before you as the story progresses.

I received an AudioBook copy of the title from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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not all knights are in shining armor

Would you listen to Emerald Knight again? Why?

Definitely! I loved the story, elicited a wide range of emotions and it was easy to relate to the characters..

What did you like best about this story?

even though it sounds strange the constant battle between Gin and Wolfe; after all life is not always roses and fairy tales

Which character – as performed by Lesley Parkin – was your favorite?

Gin; not because she was the main character but because she persevered through so much hardship and still came out whole on the other side.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

not sure, that's a hard one to limit to one line

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Unbelievably emotional story! I laughed, cried and had the urge to reach into the book and smack both Wolfe and Gin for being stubborn and stupid about how they felt for the other. I really got into this story; the characters were really easy to relate to and seemed like friends, pledged from birth to Wolfe Gin knows who she is to marry, but as she grows she decides she doesn’t have to like him! Wolfe on the other hand hates the idea from the start, 8 years her senior he sees her as a small child. When Gin turns 15 it is decided that the marriage is to take place, bad ideas and promises make it the worst wedding ever and Wolfe ends up in another’s bed and Gin sees, breaking her heart. Wolfe then leaves and she doesn’t see him for 3 years and she is definitely not childlike anymore! All of a sudden he becomes very interested in claiming his wife, she is not so interested telling him he is a stranger to her (not to mention she is still smarting from the disaster of a wedding and marriage night). Wolfe’s past indiscretions and reputation catch up with him and causes further marital issues. Even as they find each other consumed in passion for the other, they still don’t admit they feel more. There is so much more and I don’t want to spoil anything but it truly is a wondrous story.
Lesley Parkin did a great job narrating, she has a pleasant voice and did differentiate for different characters; the only thing I didn’t like was that there were many times you could hear her sucking in air and it was a bit distracting.

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a very authentic look in to the life of a lady.

What about Lesley Parkin’s performance did you like?

Lesley had a very pleasing voice, and really gave the characters life.

Any additional comments?

I really didn't like wolf, he was so cruel and unthinking. but that just gave the story an authentic feel. Genivra was so innocent i almost didn't finish the story. i couldn't believe how she could keep from screaming at wolf. but then again it just made the story more real, because the women of that age, were kept in the dark about all most everything. in the end i was rooting for them and actually liked them. The way mrs pillow takes you through the hole story from childhood and into adulthood was so genius and made the story so real.

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patriciaq

If you could sum up Emerald Knight in three words, what would they be?

fun, adventure and knights.

Who was your favorite character and why?

the heroine for her strength and confidence once she found it within herself.

Which scene was your favorite?

the fight between the 2 women at the jousting tents.

If you could take any character from Emerald Knight out to dinner, who would it be and why?

the hero of course because once he realizes his love he went to claim it.

Any additional comments?

none.

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engaging story

At first I wasn't sure if the narrator's voice was really compatible with the story, but as I got more into the story I realized Ms. Parkin's narration was pretty good, showing emotions, the various characters were easy to recognize. This genre is not in my top five to read because of the rules and codes of the society of this era, the way the women of every class were treated, but the author created a world that once you step in, it is hard to leave. Ms. Pillow's writing style is quite engaging and the story of Wolf and Gen made me feel many emotions, especially frustration at the main characters and their miscommunication. It took many conflicts and much heartbreak to get them to see each other as they were meant to and finally have their HEA. I laughed at their antics as children, I cried at some pretty sad moments, I was cheering on when the men where in battle, and I got really mad at some of the secondary characters for their misguided meddling in the couple's lives. I am quite happy that I stuck with the story, would recommend it to the readers of this genre.

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