Defy Not the Heart

· Shefford Series Book 1 · Harper Collins
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The first book in the Shefford series from #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical romance, Johanna Lindsey. 

Reina seethes with rage over her fate: taken captive by the knight Ranulf -- a golden giant of a man -- who has pledged to deliver her to the nuptial bed of the despised Lord Rothwell. She will never accept such bondage -- and Reina offers herself to her kidnapped instead, offering to make Ranulf a great lord...if he agrees to wed her.

But the brave knight desires much more than a marriage of convenience from this proud, headstrong lady who treats him with scorn yet makes his blood run hotter than liquid fire. She must come to him of her own free will -- or Ranulf will take her. For the passion that consumes them both cannot long be denied -- even though gravest peril surely awaits them on the heart's trail to a destines and turbulent love.

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4.7
132 reviews
Freaking Random
August 1, 2022
A bit boring and the characters are a bit too dim for my liking... the heroine was smart at times but most of the times she doesn't really think much, simply making plans out of thin air. And her lack of self love drives me crazy, because she keeps on feeling like she needs to apologize to the hero when it is him who should do so to her. As for the hero, I'm not sure how I really feel about him. He treats his wife like a chattel or something and it took a very long time for him to actually be human enough to treat her better. I guess I'm just one of the rare few who are not impressed by Johanna Lindsey's writing.
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Rose Hawkins
September 1, 2020
My mother-in-law had this book and I borrowed it from her I loved it I actually gave it back to her and went out and bought my own copy and read it three more times in a five-year. This book will grab a hold of you and it will make you love it as soon as you think the book is getting boring another page will turn and something else will happen and I love the way they bring the lady out in the book.
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Mary Bolanos
June 14, 2021
Defy not the Heart. Wonderful book, about courage of a young lady to defend her home and honor, against others who would try to marry her by force, to get her inheritance.
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About the author

One of the world's most successful authors of historical romance, every one of Johanna Lindsey's previous novels has been a national bestseller, and several of her titles have reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Ms. Lindsey lives in New England with her family.

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