Happy Thursday, everyone! Zeee here from I Heart Romance hosting this weeks' Throwback Thursday: Historical Romance Edition, a feature started by Buried Under Romance and Love Saves the World.
What is Throwback Thursday?
Traditionally, Throwback Thursday celebrates nostalgia, asking participants to post a personal photo or an image from their past -- usually from 5 to 10 years ago. There are a lot of book blogs that also do a book-related Throwback Thursday.
The Historical Romance Edition:
Since Tin of Love Saves the World and I are unapologetic lovers of historical romances, we've decided to focus on our beloved genre.
Here are our rules:
1. It must be posted on a Thursday.
My pick for this week is A Battle for Love by Cynthia Wright, published on June 12, 1986.
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A BATTLE FOR POSSESSION
... in which the beautiful young French widow Michelene Tevoulere becomes the pawn in a royal scheme involving England's King Henry VIII and the court of France's Francois I.
A BATTLE FOR POWER
... in which handsome young Earl of Sandhurst is betrothed against his will to the bewitching Michelen but conceives an even grander plot to outwit the kings and test both Michelene's honor and her sensuality.
A BATTLE FOR PASSION
... in which the splendid Michelene finds the very depths of her womanhood aroused and tormented by a man her body adores but her mind resists.
A BATTLE FOR LOVE
... in which bestselling historical romance writer Cynthia Wright displays all her powers --- both as a marvelous storyteller and as a woman who knows the secret desires of women everywhere.
... in which the beautiful young French widow Michelene Tevoulere becomes the pawn in a royal scheme involving England's King Henry VIII and the court of France's Francois I.
A BATTLE FOR POWER
... in which handsome young Earl of Sandhurst is betrothed against his will to the bewitching Michelen but conceives an even grander plot to outwit the kings and test both Michelene's honor and her sensuality.
A BATTLE FOR PASSION
... in which the splendid Michelene finds the very depths of her womanhood aroused and tormented by a man her body adores but her mind resists.
A BATTLE FOR LOVE
... in which bestselling historical romance writer Cynthia Wright displays all her powers --- both as a marvelous storyteller and as a woman who knows the secret desires of women everywhere.
My Thoughts
I came across A BATTLE FOR LOVE quite by accident at a secondhand bookstore. I was first attracted by the cover (gorgeous vintage cover, right?) and bought it without reading the blurb! This was years ago when I was barely reading romance. Little did I know that I would fall in love with it! I love the unique spin to this common trope: rake gets an ultimatum by father to marry a French noblewoman or else get disowned; rake masquerades as a servant and falls in love with his fiance.
I have also read this book multiple times and I admit to finding it on amazon and buying another paperback copy of it!
I have also read this book multiple times and I admit to finding it on amazon and buying another paperback copy of it!
Now, head over to Tin @ Love Saves the World and Ki Pha @ Doing Some Reading for their pick of the week.
Fellow historical romance readers are welcome to join us. Enter your link below so we can visit your TBT: HR Edition post for the week! (Then go here to copy the Link code to your blogs.)
Don't forget to leave some love! mwaaaah*
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