Lady of Steel by Mary Gillgannon

Lady of Steel by Mary Gillgannon
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Genre: Historical
Length: Full length ( 317 pages)
Heat Level: Hot
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Mistflower

One rapturous hour sparks unforgettable passion between Lady Nicola and Fawkes de Cressy. The memory of their time together enables Fawkes to survive the horrors and perils of the Crusades and gives Nicola the hope and strength to endure a brutal marriage.

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Surrounded by enemies, the battle-hardened knight and the aloof, wary woman must rebuild the bond between them. Only if they dare let the soul-stirring magic their bodies share grow into love can they escape the sinister plot that threatens to destroy them both.

I am sitting here thinking about what I want to say. I recently ordered custom cookies for my son’s graduation party to give as party favors. They looked amazing. I was so proud to pass them out. Later that night after everyone left I couldn’t wait to eat one. The frosting was delicious. The cookie wasn’t what I expected. It was hard and tasted more like flour. Yet, I ate the whole cookie. Somehow this book, Lady of Steel, reminds me of that experience. The synopsis was the frosting and the book was the cookie. The story was mostly enjoyable, pretty much like the cookie was. Did I eat another cookie the next day? Unfortunately, yes I did. I paid a lot of money for those cookies. It took me three days to read this story. I picked the book up each day with the same enthusiasm as I did when I picked up another cookie thinking that maybe this one would taste better. I can at least say that the cookie and the book were consistent. They both gave me some short term pleasure.

I would like to point out that if you missed the heat rating then here is your warning, it’s hot by page six. This scene is the whole premise for the entire plot. Twenty eight chapters, three hundred and seventeen pages with an epilogue all because of this one scene. The good news is that the story was written well. My attention was certainly caught as I was introduced to the main characters, Nicola, the heroine and Fawkes, the hero. She definitely did not live an easy life. Neither did the hero, Fawkes. They each had their own hardships to overcome as it’s stated in the synopsis. Nicola had a horrible marriage which made me feel empathy for her. Fawke’s life was altered by the hardships and cruelties of war. The best part of the story for me were the secrets, lies and dangerous threats. Lady of Steel was an interesting read for me as I connected with the well-developed characters as they navigated through the various plot twists.

The one flaw for me (which would be the hard, flour tasting cookie part) was the repetitiousness between the hero and heroine. I understood how they felt and what they thought. I did not need to read it to the point of the story going stagnate. I did eventually just skim over those paragraphs. I admit that I also skimmed over the very detailed love scenes. It was clear they had chemistry without reading those intimate moments.

In conclusion, it’s safe to say that there is a chance I’d recommend this book to a friend. I was intrigued enough to see how it ended and I was happy that there weren’t any loose threads. That left me ultimately satisfied.