'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. Yet Adrian knows his wedded bliss is a fragile thing that could be destroyed when Meriel's memory returns-as, of course, it does.Ĭopyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Having forgotten her aversion to Adrian, she promptly falls in love and marries him. She survives the fall, but is afflicted with amnesia. Mary Jo Putney's novels are known for psychological depth and. Meriel would rather die than marry Adrian, and hurls herself out of a window. As God is my witness, I am guilty of nothing If you know anything of law, he said coolly, reverting to English, you must also know that the lords of the. Uncommon Vows: A Medieval Prequel to the Bride Trilogy 442. Adrian is attracted to the beautiful, spirited Meriel, so he locks her into a chamber in his castle and tries to coerce her into becoming his mistress when this fails, he proposes marriage. But when I was working out my 'subversion of the captivity fantasy' novel, I chose a medieval setting for Uncommon Vows because in a more civilized era, my hero would be considered psychotic. Too much violence, the position of women was not good, and the plumbing was seriously grim. Fierce discipline masters his darker nature-until he finds a winsome slip of a girl lost in his forest. by Mary Jo Im not a big fan of medieval romance. Twelfth-century England is troubled by political unrest, and Meriel de Vere, not knowing if her family and the Earl of Shropshire are friends or enemies, conceals her identity when she is mistaken for a poacher by the hunting party of the earl, Adrian of Warfield. Wrenched from a monastery before taking final vows, Adrian de Lanceys fighting skill wins him an earldom. The effect is as uninspired as the work's inclusion of the hoary, ugly stereotype of a Jewish moneylender. This disappointing historical romance serves up a plot hinging on amnesia-a hopelessly overworked gimmick-and a distressing scenario of abuse that even Putney's ( Dearly Beloved ) substantial doses of Christian piety cannot disguise. Mary Jo Putney Uncommon Vows: A Medieval Prequel to the Bride Trilogy Paperback 5 April 2022 by Mary Jo Putney (Author) 269 ratings Part of: The Bride Trilogy See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 2.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback 10.88 4 New from 10.

Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney