Out of hatred and spite, Isabelle was determined to take away any shred of love that Ranulf had for anything.
When Isabelle lay dying from a fever, she professed her hatred for Ranulf and told him her greedy reasons for marrying him. However, Isabelle had no use for Ranulf, saying that his black looks revolted her she continued her adulterous behavior after she gave birth to the other man’s child, a daughter, whom Ranulf grew to love. Although she came to the marriage carrying the child of another man, Ranulf was so in awe of her that he worked day and night training to be a knight in order to please her. At the tender age of 15, he was married to a woman, Isabelle, who only wanted him for the wealth and power that his earldom brought. He is dark, powerful, wealthy and, of course, incredibly handsome. In The Black Lyon we meet Ranulf de Warbrooke, the Earl of Malvoisin, who is the champion knight of King Edward I. And it is the wives from their second marriages who, with loving patience and sacrifice, gradually open their hearts and teach them to trust and love again. Heroes in both these stories are warrior knights who have each suffered loss and betrayal in their first marriages. These two books are the best I’ve read to strongly show a woman’s patience and understanding in winning the love of a closed-hearted husband. Besides her famous Velvet quartet, there are two stand-alone, medieval novels by Jude Deveraux which I consider to be must reads (and must keeps as well) The Black Lyon and The Taming.
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