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A review by booksuperpower
Loving Lucianna by Joyce DiPastena
4.0
Loving Lucianna by Joyce Di Pastena is a 2014 Tyger books publication. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Yay!! I have discovered another wonderful medieval historical romance!! But, that's not all... this book tells the story of two people in the “autumn” of their lives finding love. I love stories like this since I have a really hard time finding them in the midst of all the New Adult and Erotica titles and of course... regency. So, it was a real pleasure to discover this author and to learn she writes a series of books with characters in their middle age years.
Lucianna was raised in a convent where she met Elizabetta who became her very best and dearest friend. Now Lucianna is in the household of Eliabetta's daughter, Siri who is married to Triston de Brielle and expecting her first child.
This is where Lucianna meets Balduin de Soler, a knight is Triston's household. Balduin, now in his fifties, had never earned enough money to support a wife, but now, that he has met Lucianna and is earning more under Triston, he is more than ready to marry. He will just have to manage to get Lucianna to the alter. It looks like he has finally convinced her to go through with the wedding but Lucianna's evil brother arrives with knowledge of Lucianna's heritage that could cause Balduin to change his mind about her and Triston himself may decide to have her removed if he were to discover the truth. Taking matters into her own hands, Lucianna calls off the wedding. She longs for Venice, but Siri makes her promise to stay with her at least until her child is born. Will the truth stay buried? Will Lucianna and Balduin lose their chance for a life together in their twilight years?
Despite the age range the book is centered around, there is a high amount of angst present. Lucianna was certainly a difficult and interesting character. Perhaps in modern times we would describe her as “high strung”. She lives in fear of her past catching up to her and certainly things in the 1100's were viewed far differently than they are today. So, one many levels her fears were legitimate. Past heartbreak can attest to that. What she didn't count on was Balduin being a true man of honor. Balduin is so smitten and in love with Lucianna, I don't think there was anything she could do that would have caused him to turn her away. Despite the high emotions of Lucianna, Balduin steals the show. He was just awesome!!
This book is a short read and is a “clean”, sweet romance.
Yay!! I have discovered another wonderful medieval historical romance!! But, that's not all... this book tells the story of two people in the “autumn” of their lives finding love. I love stories like this since I have a really hard time finding them in the midst of all the New Adult and Erotica titles and of course... regency. So, it was a real pleasure to discover this author and to learn she writes a series of books with characters in their middle age years.
Lucianna was raised in a convent where she met Elizabetta who became her very best and dearest friend. Now Lucianna is in the household of Eliabetta's daughter, Siri who is married to Triston de Brielle and expecting her first child.
This is where Lucianna meets Balduin de Soler, a knight is Triston's household. Balduin, now in his fifties, had never earned enough money to support a wife, but now, that he has met Lucianna and is earning more under Triston, he is more than ready to marry. He will just have to manage to get Lucianna to the alter. It looks like he has finally convinced her to go through with the wedding but Lucianna's evil brother arrives with knowledge of Lucianna's heritage that could cause Balduin to change his mind about her and Triston himself may decide to have her removed if he were to discover the truth. Taking matters into her own hands, Lucianna calls off the wedding. She longs for Venice, but Siri makes her promise to stay with her at least until her child is born. Will the truth stay buried? Will Lucianna and Balduin lose their chance for a life together in their twilight years?
Despite the age range the book is centered around, there is a high amount of angst present. Lucianna was certainly a difficult and interesting character. Perhaps in modern times we would describe her as “high strung”. She lives in fear of her past catching up to her and certainly things in the 1100's were viewed far differently than they are today. So, one many levels her fears were legitimate. Past heartbreak can attest to that. What she didn't count on was Balduin being a true man of honor. Balduin is so smitten and in love with Lucianna, I don't think there was anything she could do that would have caused him to turn her away. Despite the high emotions of Lucianna, Balduin steals the show. He was just awesome!!
This book is a short read and is a “clean”, sweet romance.