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The Warrior's Touch
by
Michelle Willingham
Can
outcasts find love in
Medieval society?
Michelle
Willingham's The Warrior's Touch
is a heart-moving historical
romance between outcasts set in Medieval times. Strong characterization
draws the reader into the heart of the story while layers of
suspenseful detail emerge as the hero and heroine reveal their desire. The Warrior's Touch
is an outstanding second book of what is turning
into a magnificent MacEgan brothers series.
Connor MacEgan is a warrior until he is found near death. Despite
being banned from healing, Aileen O Duinne must disobey her tribe and
the curse on her and try to save him. Connor finds death preferable to
never being able to brandish his sword. His manhood and his position is
dependent upon the health of and strength of his hands. Can Aileen's
herbs, splints and love bring life back into this warrior's heart and
body or will her tribe banish her, cursed as they think she is? As
Connor and Aileen grow closer, past secrets, former promises and layers
of deception threaten their growing passion. In the end, which is
riskier and more noble, the battle of swords or the battle of the
heart?
Readers wondering how Michelle Willingham could match debut romance Her Irish Warrior
can rest assured ---- she did. Her second book adds a
new dimension to the MacEgan Brothers' world. In The Warrior's Touch,
Michelle Willingham turns her attention to the outcasts of Medieval
society, a warrior who can no longer fight and a woman healer now
cursed. Around them death and disease threaten them while inside both
Connor and Aileen are haunted by the past and their failures. When
romance and love are at stake, can Connor and Aileen battle themselves
and all the forces outside who threaten their growing love? Without
creating spoilers, the idea of curses and the medieval demons of
disease here are indeed scary, especially to a world unable to combat
them quite as easily as we do today. Michelle Willingham grabs the
reader's attention and heart in her portrayal of the darker side of
Medieval society, not sensationalizing it, but allowing the reader to
feel some of fears of the medieval world from her characters' point of
view.
As in Her Irish Warrior,
Michelle Willingham once again
demonstrates her ability to create intriguing minor characters, here in
Ewan an Whelon, that reveal hidden sides of the main hero and heroine
as they endear themselves to the reader's heart. In The Warrior's
Touch, Michelle Willingham does an exceptional job of adding and
integrating elements of Medieval literature into her stories. The mixed
identity theme works very here as it creates secrets and romantic
conflict while simultaneously and creating a literary echo to Medieval
literary tradition. With her second book, Michelle Willingham has
firmly established herself as a new voice to watch among Medieval
enthusiasts.
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Warrior's Touch
Here
Book Description:
Connor MacEgan is a
fighter; it’s in his blood. But when his hands
are crushed in a brutal attack, he finds he may never wield a sword, or
touch a woman, ever again.
He becomes reliant
on Aileen Ó Duinne, whose determination matches
his, for Aileen can no more ignore a person in pain than Connor can
stop being a warrior.
But she also holds
a secret, one of passion and deception that could break their hearts,
long after she has mended his hands….
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Her Warrior King
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