Anne Herries - Promised to the Crusader

Gazing into his eyes, which looked dark and bottomless this morning, she felt a spasm of desire. Her mouth felt dry and her tongue moved over her lips as she tried to control the sudden leap of excitement. For one precious moment she had seen something in his eyes—something that reminded her of the youth that had left her to fight for his ideals.

She felt light-headed and almost swayed towards him. It seemed to her that his mouth softened, and she longed to kiss him, to be held in those strong arms as she’d been held so many years ago—but she had been a child then, and now the woman she had become longed for more.

When brave men set out to fight for their King and Christianity they knew they were leaving their homes, their families and their sweethearts for years. It wasn’t possible for them to come home on leave, as our wonderful soldiers do today; it would be years before they saw their homeland again. Wives and sweethearts were often left wondering if they would ever see the man they loved again in this life, while a young son might grow to manhood in his father’s absence. Little wonder, then, that a girl’s uncle might seek to marry her to a rich and powerful man, bidding her to forget the man she loved.

This is the story of Elaine, who was determined to stay faithful to her love, but when Zander returned he was not the same. Could she ever hope to find the love they had lost?

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

ANNE HERRIESlives in Cambridgeshire, where she is fond of watching wildlife and spoils the birds and squirrels that are frequent visitors to her garden. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature, and sometimes puts a little into her books, although they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment, and to give pleasure to her readers. Anne is a winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romance Prize. She invites readers to contact her on her website: www.lindasole.co.uk

THE RAKE’S REBELLIOUS LADY

A COUNTRY MISS IN HANOVER SQUARE * * A Season in Town † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

AN INNOCENT DEBUTANTE IN HANOVE SQUARE * * A Season in Town † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

THE MISTRESS OF HANOVER SQUARE * * A Season in Town † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

FORBIDDEN LADY † † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

THE LORD’S FORCED BRIDE † † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

THE PIRATE’S WILLING CAPTIVE † † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

HER DARK AND DANGEROUS LORD † † The Melford Dynasty ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

BOUGHT FOR THE HAREM

HOSTAGE BRIDE

THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS ** ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE ** ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

THE SCANDALOUS LORD LANCHESTER ** ** Secrets and Scandals And in the Regency series The Steepwood Scandal: LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE COUNTERFEIT EARL And in The Hellfire Mysteries: AN IMPROPER COMPANION A WEALTHY WIDOW A WORTHY GENTLEMAN Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

CAPTAIN MOORCROFT’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE

(part of Candlelit Christmas Kisses)

A STRANGER’S TOUCH†

HIS UNUSUAL GOVERNESS

* A Season in Town

† The Melford Dynasty

** Secrets and Scandals

And in the Regency series

The Steepwood Scandal:

LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE

COUNTERFEIT EARL

And in The Hellfire Mysteries:

AN IMPROPER COMPANION

A WEALTHY WIDOW

A WORTHY GENTLEMAN

Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

Anne Herries

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