Another Chance to Dream (De Piaget series)

Another Chance to Dream

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De Piaget - Book Series In Order

Still, recommendations aren't always a sure-fire indicator that I'll like the author's work, but in this case, everything I'd heard was definitely true. Without a doubt, this author knows how to write a truly romantic story that made my heart do flip-flops. Even though she keeps her narrative pretty PG-rated and I typically prefer my romances steamy, it wasn't a detractor for me.

Kurland is now one of only a handful of authors who write in this less-explicit style that I can genuinely say I thoroughly enjoy. I also haven't been reading many medieval romances lately, so this was a very welcome reintroduction to the time period. I'm very excited to have found a new-to-me author who's a skillful enough writer to keep me on the edge of my seat with some action and adventure, while also keeping me guessing as to how the hero and heroine will overcome the obstacles in their path to finally get together, and at the same time, gives me the strong emotional connection that I crave in romance.

de Piaget Family Series

Rhys is a prince among men, exactly the kind of hero who can make me swoon. He's definitely more a beta where his lady and her children are concerned - sweet, gentle, kind, and basically wears his heart on his sleeve.

But he's no pushover. He's a skillful swordsman, who won his knighthood at the tender age of fourteen and is known far and wide for his victories in battles and tournaments. He's also earned the respect of the men under his command with his fierceness and fairness. Rhys takes his duty as a knight very seriously, deeply prizing the knightly virtues of honesty, gallantry, and most of all chivalry. Even though societal norms won't allow a mere knight with no land or title to wed a titled lady, he's determined to have Gwen no matter what he has to do or how long it takes.

It was so sweet that he even saved himself for her, not wanting any other woman in his bed. Despite years apart and her forced marriage to another man, Rhys never stops loving her and won't stop trying everything he can to win her hand for himself. Beyond loving Gwen, he also loves and accepts her children as his own, treating them the way a father should.

How could a romance reader not fall in love with a hero like that? Gwennelyn was a headstrong lass from a very young age. When she meets Rhys at the mere age of nine, she demands that the vaunted knight champion her against her enemy, another young man who locked her in the pigsty. When he did as she asked, she fell in love with him on the spot, giving him her favor like any good lady would.

When she finally met up with him again five years later, she pursued him all over her father's keep, trying to get him alone so she could declare her love, while he, of course, was trying to avoid her because he knew he couldn't have her. But Gwen giving voice to her tender regard for him is what set Rhys on his determined path to earn enough gold to bribe the right people into giving him land and perhaps a title so he could marry her like they both wanted. Gwen's courage never faltered through all the things she had to deal with during the years they were apart, nor did her love for Rhys either.

Publication Order of De Piaget Books

She was a fierce protector of her children as well. Gwen was more than a worthy match for Rhys, strong without being annoying and loving and kind without being overly sentimental. There are a number of strong and beautifully drawn secondary characters as well. Montgomery and the Viking twins, Connor and Jared, were instrumental in Rhys training as a young knight.

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They're loyal to a fault and look out for Gwen while Rhys is away. They're also good for some laughs. Gwen's children, Robin and Amanda, as well as Nicholas, another little boy the same age as Robin, whom Gwen insists they take in, are cute as buttons. Their speech is perhaps a bit advanced for their ages, but undeniably adorable.

Another Chance to Dream

The little boys are well on their way to becoming gallant knights themselves, while Amanda is a charmer who has no trouble wrapping Rhys around her little finger. The next three books in the De Piaget series are about these three all grown up. Rhys's family, his grandfather and his mother, an Englishwoman who ended up in a convent in France, are full of surprises. Gwen's mother is always the calm voice of reason. Author Lynn Kurland specializes in writing novels about time-travel. This novel was published in the year by Berkley.

The plot of the novel was set in the 13th century England and features the main characters Gwennelyn of Segrave and Rhys de Piaget. Rhys is a young knight who falls in love with Gwennelyn at the age of nine when he saves her from piggery. Gwennelyn is beautiful and attractive and belongs to a wealthy family in England. She is considered to be a wealthy marriage prospect all over England.

However, Gwennelyn is determined to spend her life with Rhys and she too is in deep love with him. At the age of 16, she pleads to Rhys to save her from getting married to his brother and asks him to marry her instead.

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Rhys is also determined to save her and take her away from England to enjoy a lovely life along with her. With the intention of earning some gold for his future, Rhys sets off for France, leaving Gwennelyn behind waiting for his return.

Rhys returns to watch Gwennelyn getting married to Alain of Ayre. He could not save her but spends a night passion with Gwennelyn before her marriage. He gets a firm belief that she will be his someday. In order to gain a piece of land as an inheritance, Rhys is forced to serve Alain of Ayre for two years, meanwhile watching Gwennelyn bear a son to Alain. He believes that winning the land is the only way to acquire Gwennelyn forever and protect her along with her son.

But destiny has other plans for them. Alain does not approve to give the land to Rhys. As a result, he is forced to return back to France and earn more golds. When he returns again to England, he sees Gwennelyn as the mother of two children and Alain and his brother Rolland have become more vicious. Rhys has to do something quickly to achieve his dreams as the time is running out for him. Even though Gwennelyn does not spend most part of the novel with Rhys, she goes on to build a dynasty along with Rhys in the later part of the series.

The novel was appreciated for its depiction of the never-ending love of Gwennelyn and Rhys for each other in spite of adverse situations. The plot of the novel was set in the 13th century England and depicts the love life of Anne of Fenwyck and Robin de Piaget.

The focal point of the novel is the story of Robin de Piaget, who is the son of Gwennelyn and Rhys, and his wife Anne. Robin lives in Artene, a home built by Rhys and Gwennelyn on the shore after years of hardships in order to enjoy a peaceful life away from the world.

He loves Anne from his childhood days, who is also his foster sister. However, there were certain surprise of life waiting for them. Both of them experience tragic and fatal incidents and get the themselves injured one after the other. Although Robin gets himself fully recovered, Anne gets a permanent limp and Robin becomes more protective towards Anne. While still weak due to the injuries, Robin challenges a knight who was teasing Anne. He gets thrashed by the knight and feels embarrassed.

He develops the feeling that he is neither worthy of being an heir to Artene nor worthy of Anne. He distances himself from Anne and they both struggle from emotional disturbances. Robin goes to war along with his brother Nicholas.

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