A Kiss in the Night

A Kiss in the Night

1995 • 406 pages

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15

So this would have been a solid 3-star rating from me, but then Horsman shares at the end a really interesting tidbit of history on which the plot is based. Hip hip hooray for wild women swimming boldly against the current of their time in history, whether now or in medieval France. Aside from this fun historical inspiration, this is just a solid romance novel. The heroine is captured with more and better nuance than her lover, but there's more than enough other elements that keep the plot moving swiftly: accusations of witchcraft! cesspools of corruption and hidden violence in the hierarchy of the Catholic church! complex sibling rivalry! A good read.

November 1, 2021