SUMMARY:A beautiful young girl in twelfth-century England is betrothed to the Lord of Radnor in order to bring peace between two noble families

Winter Song Roberta Gellis   Blush: This is a sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes, but not erotic level).   Second in the Royal Dynasty series.   Alys of Marlow was a simple knight’s daughter, Raymond d’Aix was of the high nobility. But Alys and Raymond had fallen deep in love when Raymond was in England, and Alys’ dowry was large enough to make Alys acceptable to Raymond’s father. But in taking hold of that dowry, Alys makes a deadly enemy.   Worse, Raymond’s mother is not pacified by the rich dowry. Lady Jeannette resolves to make Raymond hate Alys and control him herself. She causes a violent quarrel between Raymond and Alys just at the time Raymond must go off to deal with his father’s vassals.   At that critical moment comes the news that Raymond’s grandfather is dead. Raymond’s father must hurry to the court of Louis of France to save Aix from a harsh overlord and Alys must somehow get her hysterical mother-by-marriage and sisters-by-marriage to the capital of Provence to attend Raymond-Berenger’s funeral. Alys gets caught up in an attempt to abduct the heiress of Provence, and Raymond must rescue Alys from an unassailable fortress.   Publisher’s Note:  This book was previously published elsewhere.    

A Medieval Pageant of Honor, Danger and Desire from the Queen of High Romance!“Exciting and absorbing.”—Book-of-the-Month Club News “…outstanding historical novels.”—Booklist Genre-defining medieval romances told in beautifully-realized settings by the legendary master storyteller of the high romance form, Roberta Gellis. Gellis is famed for her ability to create moving and dramatic stories with characters who are spot-on historical and a part and parcel of the stunning milieus they inhabit. She’s an acknowledged master of high romance, and the Queen of Medieval Historicals!These are the 11th century novels where it all began, the place where Roberta Gellis first brought the pageant of the past alive with her unique power to capture the details perfectly while telling a fascinating, harrowing, and ultimately fulfilling tale. Many have tried; few have succeeded so well as this Mistress of Historical Drama. The sumptuously recreated settings. The conflagration of danger and burning desire. Here are the four novels of Gellis’s first 11th century blossoming brought together for the first time in a stunning bouquet of story-telling majesty, fully edited and with a new introduction by the author. Included here are Bond of Blood, Knight’s Honor, The Sword and the Swan and The Dragon and the Rose. For a limited time, the package will be available for a swoon-inducing $18. Then, beginning in April, the bundle will separate and each book will be available for a still amazing $5.Journey back in time and into the lives of the men and women who lived, loved and forged a history that will never be forgotten!Knight's HonorRoger, Earl of Hereford, has had enough of wars. He has fought bravely for King Henry II in a brutal civil conflict, only to see his lord attempt a union with bitter enemies. Now Roger must turn to the very real task of securing his long-neglected lands and founding a family line with strong and loyal wife Elizabeth, who understands that she may not be married to the most considerate of men, but that she’s made a powerful match, all the same. Now Roger and Elizabeth must fight to master a dangerous world where mortal danger and intrigue constantly lurk and civilization has only the most tenuous of footholds.

Alphonse d’Aix gave his tourney prize of a silver mirror to a lonely little girl. Since her affairs were also left by her father in Alphonse’s hands, Barbara was quite sure he was the man chosen to be her husband. Alphonse was too kind to laugh at an awkward, unhappy thirteen-year-old, but he made it clear that she was not his chosen.   By the time Barbara returned to France, fleeing the unwanted attentions of Guy de Montfort, Alphonse had long regretted his refusal. His immediate proposal of marriage is swiftly accepted. Barbara had hidden her pain but never recovered from her first love. Still, thinking about Aphonse’s past life, Barbara decides a semblance of coldness will be necessary to hold his attention.   However, Guy de Montfort had not forgotten Barbara’s refusal, and was determined out of spite to have her, even if it meant killing Alphonse. But Guy’s attacks drive Barbara and Alphonse into the hands of the rebellious Welsh, and amid the tension and terror of freeing Prince Edward from de Montfort’s prison, their true love is exposed.   Publisher’s Note:  Previously published elsewhere in 1989.

A Medieval Pageant of Honor, Danger and Desire from the Queen of High Romance!“Exciting and absorbing.”—Book-of-the-Month Club News“…outstanding historical novels.”—BooklistGenre-defining medieval romances told in beautifully-realized settings by the legendary master storyteller of the high romance form, Roberta Gellis. Gellis is famed for her ability to create moving and dramatic stories with characters who are spot-on historical and a part and parcel of the stunning milieus they inhabit. She’s an acknowledged master of high romance, and the Queen of Medieval Historicals!These are the 11th century novels where it all began, the place where Roberta Gellis first brought the pageant of the past alive with her unique power to capture the details perfectly while telling a fascinating, harrowing, and ultimately fulfilling tale. Many have tried; few have succeeded so well as this Mistress of Historical Drama. The sumptuously recreated settings. The conflagration of danger and burning desire.Here are the four novels of Gellis’s first 11th century blossoming brought together for the first time in a stunning bouquet of story-telling majesty, fully edited and with a new introduction by the author. Included here are Bond of Blood, Knight’s Honor, The Sword and the Swan and The Dragon and the Rose. For a limited time, the package will be available for a swoon-inducing $18. Then, beginning in April, the bundle will separate and each book will be available for a still amazing $5.Journey back in time and into the lives of the men and women who lived, loved and forged a history that will never be forgotten!The Sword and the SwanThe prequel to Gellis’s famed Roselynde chronicles and set during the tumult of King Stephen’s last days in England. Ranulf is an honorable nobleman who loves his king, yet he knows that king is no longer fit to rule. Ranulf cultivates a façade of brutality in order to survive the harsh and power-mad world in which he must move, but when he finds himself with Catharine, a widow who has lost everything, he learns that she is a woman who is determined to build a new life and never lose her family again to the fires of conflict. She is, in fact, a woman after his own heart, if only he can see it.

When Psyche, because of her beauty and so many suitors, declares she hates Love and Beauty, her father closes the Temple of Aphrodite. Aphrodite sends Eros to punish them, but Eros falls in love with Psyche. His loyalty to Aphrodite causes him to punish Psyche by marrying her to a monster (himself in disguise). Psyche admits her attraction to the monster, and needs to prove her love to Eros. 2nd of the Myth trilogy by Roberta Gellis; originally published by Pinnacle

The Roselynde Chronicles, Book FivePossessing an unusual combination of shyness and wildness, Rhiannon is the raven-haired daughter of a Welsh prince. Notorious for loving and leaving the most beautiful women in the realm, Simon is the handsome nobleman and youngest son of Lady Alinor of Roselynde.When the two meet, romance sparks and burns into a love so strong that it endures battles, betrayals and their own fiery passions. While rebellion rages across medieval England and divided loyalties claim their hearts, they risk everything for eternal love.