Reviewed by Jules E.
April 27, 2006
"...a wonderfully crafted tale..."
Mallory de Saint-Sebastian has learned many lessons in life, and been taught unbelievable things by the sisters at her secret abbey. Now, when things are beginning to look desperate in the fight between King Henry the Elder and his wife and sons, Queen Eleanor has a mission for her. But compared to her life in the convent, can she handle the danger and intrigue at court? And the strange pull she feels for one of the queen's most accomplished troubadours, Saxon Fitz-Juste. Saxon has secrets of his own, the belittled second son of a man who has sided with King Henry the Elder in this rebellion. Can he complete his objectives, and avoid the pull he feels for Mallory? He knows, without question, that he can never promise her a future.
This is a wonderfully crafted tale of two people adrift in the sea of politics and just trying to survive to the end. Kelley manages to inject Mallory with the skills she requires, and the attitude, without making her seem hard or unbelievable while allowing Saxon to stand back and let someone else save the day without it damaging his male ego. Mallory seems unsure of everyone at court and we're never really sure where Saxon's loyalties lie until the end. Kelley does a wonderful job of keeping the reader guessing, page after page, always with another surprise around the bend.
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Book Description for A Moonlit Knight
In 12th-century England, St. Jude's Abbey is no ordinary sanctuary of prayer and ritual. It was established by Eleanor of Aquitaine to train young women in the knightly arts, so that in times of trouble these formidable women can be called upon to protect the royal family and England. Here, Mallory and Saxon become irresistibly drawn to each other, and may soon discover the dangers of lust...and the redemptive power of love.
Summoned in the middle of the night, Mallory de Saint-Sebastian must leave the Abbey to protect Queen Eleanor's life as a revolt against King Henry rages. With a knight's sense of obligation, she is determined not only to shield Eleanor but to find the enemies threatening her. Arriving at St. Jude's Abbey, Saxon Fitz-Juste is amazed by the Queen's choice of a female knight as her newest warrior. A troubadour in Eleanor's royal court, Saxon is ostensibly loyal to Her Majesty, but his true mission remains to be seen.
