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L'Eau Clair Chronicles #2
To Tame a Warrior's Heart
The Lady Catrin had survived a nightmarish past...
Now her willful ways had plunged her headlong into danger- and into the arms of Nicholas Talbot, a man whose very presence stirred up emotions she had long thought buried forever.
He alone could protect the Lady Catrin from her enemies....
yet Lord Nicholas Talbot felt like a fraud. For beneath his thin coat of nobility lay a troubled past, and an even more troubling passion for the lovely Catrin, a woman who could never be his...
Now her willful ways had plunged her headlong into danger- and into the arms of Nicholas Talbot, a man whose very presence stirred up emotions she had long thought buried forever.
He alone could protect the Lady Catrin from her enemies....
yet Lord Nicholas Talbot felt like a fraud. For beneath his thin coat of nobility lay a troubled past, and an even more troubling passion for the lovely Catrin, a woman who could never be his...
299 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1997
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About the author
Sharon Schulze
11 books6 followersSharon M. Schulze began writing romance fiction shortly after graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, while pursuing her first career as a civil engineer. She soon discovered that confirmed daydreamer/bookaholics can practice their craft anywhere, even someplace as unromantic as a wastewater treatment plant (her place of employment at the time!). In her writing, she gets the chance to experience days gone by--without encountering disease, vermin, and archaic plumbing.
Published since 1997, Sharon was a finalist in RWA's Golden Heart Contest; her third book, THE SHIELDED HEART, was a nominee for a Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers Choice Award and one of the 1999 Barclay Gold Contest's Top Ten Favorite Romances. She is a past president of the Connecticut Chapter of Romance Writers of America (CTRWA) and a former RWA Region 1 Director. She is a member of RWA, several RWA chapters, the Authors Guild and Novelists Inc.
A New Hampshire native, Sharon lived in Ohio and Massachusetts before settling in Connecticut over twenty five years ago. She and her husband Cliff share their now-empty nest--a medieval writer’s dream complete with a moat and drawbridge (actually a lovely house with a porch, a brook and a bridge)--with visiting family and friends, and the occasional 4-legged grandchild.
Published since 1997, Sharon was a finalist in RWA's Golden Heart Contest; her third book, THE SHIELDED HEART, was a nominee for a Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers Choice Award and one of the 1999 Barclay Gold Contest's Top Ten Favorite Romances. She is a past president of the Connecticut Chapter of Romance Writers of America (CTRWA) and a former RWA Region 1 Director. She is a member of RWA, several RWA chapters, the Authors Guild and Novelists Inc.
A New Hampshire native, Sharon lived in Ohio and Massachusetts before settling in Connecticut over twenty five years ago. She and her husband Cliff share their now-empty nest--a medieval writer’s dream complete with a moat and drawbridge (actually a lovely house with a porch, a brook and a bridge)--with visiting family and friends, and the occasional 4-legged grandchild.
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June 14, 2020
I liked this one, well plotted as far as romance novels go. The ending was perhaps a little bit rushed, but not as bad as I've seen by a long shot.
The romance was well balanced against the plotline. Nicholas and Catrin were well fleshed -wink- out characters. Their friends decently well. Others mentioned that the villain comes off flat and shallow but villains in romance novels usually do since they're only facilitators for chemistry between the couples. Unless, of course, they happen to be the official love interest of the story a lot of time isn't usually spent on building them. Plot devices don't get to be real romance novel characters. So sorry Steffan, you don't get to be a real boy.
The romance was well balanced against the plotline. Nicholas and Catrin were well fleshed -wink- out characters. Their friends decently well. Others mentioned that the villain comes off flat and shallow but villains in romance novels usually do since they're only facilitators for chemistry between the couples. Unless, of course, they happen to be the official love interest of the story a lot of time isn't usually spent on building them. Plot devices don't get to be real romance novel characters. So sorry Steffan, you don't get to be a real boy.
November 19, 2023
O heroi Nicholas faz o impossível nesse gênero: ele tem personalidade.
Recomendo.
Recomendo.
February 17, 2025
Wonderful period romance with heaving bosoms and raging loins! Takes place in the 1200s in the UK. Very entertaining read.
July 13, 2025
Great book. I couldn't put it down. Lots of adventure. Catrin and Nicholas romance is very good.
March 6, 2010
Welsh Marches (border areas between Wales and England), 1214
Coming from an unusual past, Lord Nicholas Talbot could not refuse when King John gave him an assignment, after he had failed to secure l’Eau Clair (The Hidden Heart), he was even more at the Kings disposal. Off on another of the Kings whims, Nicholas found Lady Catrin uerch Dafydd had been set upon by a band of thieves, her guardians and herself left to die on the side of the road. Stepping in to help, Nicholas was left to die also but they didn’t. Nicholas gained enough of his senses to get Catrin, her dog Idris and himself away. Alone, Nicholas found the strength to tend to all of their wounds and to dig deeper into why she had always affected him the way she did. Her sharp tongue had to be hiding something. The days they spent together had affected Catrin also, her resolve to never let a man have control or be close to her faltered and she began to trust Nicholas, the first person she had ever told about her own painful past.
Both of these characters harbor a past that they have kept secret for about four years, the interaction between them is at first dominated by those secrets, then as the trust builds, some of the walls come down. A story about the emotions that are caused by past pains leads to a very touching and intimate confrontation. The emotional pain that is felt so many times is so real, the abuse that Catrin endured is very harsh (physically and sexually) and descriptive. The characters are so wonderful, continuing this story from its beginning (in The Hidden Heart) and rejoining Gillian and Rannulf as they continue their love, and once again seeing Ian and learning more about him. This continuing story (a 7 book series) is such fun to read in order….. This was not the 2nd book written but it is the 2nd in a chronological order and it seems in story line order as well. This is an older Harlequin Historical book (1997), I have dug it, as well as the rest of the series out to re-read.
Coming from an unusual past, Lord Nicholas Talbot could not refuse when King John gave him an assignment, after he had failed to secure l’Eau Clair (The Hidden Heart), he was even more at the Kings disposal. Off on another of the Kings whims, Nicholas found Lady Catrin uerch Dafydd had been set upon by a band of thieves, her guardians and herself left to die on the side of the road. Stepping in to help, Nicholas was left to die also but they didn’t. Nicholas gained enough of his senses to get Catrin, her dog Idris and himself away. Alone, Nicholas found the strength to tend to all of their wounds and to dig deeper into why she had always affected him the way she did. Her sharp tongue had to be hiding something. The days they spent together had affected Catrin also, her resolve to never let a man have control or be close to her faltered and she began to trust Nicholas, the first person she had ever told about her own painful past.
Both of these characters harbor a past that they have kept secret for about four years, the interaction between them is at first dominated by those secrets, then as the trust builds, some of the walls come down. A story about the emotions that are caused by past pains leads to a very touching and intimate confrontation. The emotional pain that is felt so many times is so real, the abuse that Catrin endured is very harsh (physically and sexually) and descriptive. The characters are so wonderful, continuing this story from its beginning (in The Hidden Heart) and rejoining Gillian and Rannulf as they continue their love, and once again seeing Ian and learning more about him. This continuing story (a 7 book series) is such fun to read in order….. This was not the 2nd book written but it is the 2nd in a chronological order and it seems in story line order as well. This is an older Harlequin Historical book (1997), I have dug it, as well as the rest of the series out to re-read.
August 21, 2008
TO TAME A WARRIOR'S HEART - G
Schulze, Sharon - Harlequin Hist. 986
The Lady Catrin had survived a nightmarish past. Now her willful ways had plunged her headlong into danger- and into the arms of Nicholas Talbot, a man whose very presence stirred up emotions she had long thought buried forever. He alone could protect the Lady Catrin from her enemies... yet Lord Nicholas Talbot felt like a fraud. For beneath his thin coat of nobility lay a troubled past, and an even more troubling passion for the lovely Catrin, a woman who could never be his.
Feisty Catrin and Nicholas. It was a good read.
Schulze, Sharon - Harlequin Hist. 986
The Lady Catrin had survived a nightmarish past. Now her willful ways had plunged her headlong into danger- and into the arms of Nicholas Talbot, a man whose very presence stirred up emotions she had long thought buried forever. He alone could protect the Lady Catrin from her enemies... yet Lord Nicholas Talbot felt like a fraud. For beneath his thin coat of nobility lay a troubled past, and an even more troubling passion for the lovely Catrin, a woman who could never be his.
Feisty Catrin and Nicholas. It was a good read.
May 12, 2012
The book was good, I'm not really into romance novels. The main reason I read it because I had a long wait it my doctors office and decided to pick it up. Plus I don't like not finishing a book so I brought it home. The writer was fairly accurate with the battle gear and in her descriptions of the horse's and childbirth. For the romance novel readers this one I would recommend.
September 20, 2011
i personally didnt like it
September 23, 2012
After 50 pages I wanted to strangle Lady Catrin.
October 17, 2014
really enjoyed this book
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