One could expect Allegreto to engage in such behavior given his background, but Elena? Raised as an educated young woman in a happy home in England, it was hard to believe. As a result, we have a very hard time envisioning a happily-ever-anything for these two.” I, too, found it unbelievable. We were given no reference point from which to understand the flowering of the relationship between Elena and Allegreto, other than the point at which they came together to draw blood.

As it was, we had to make some lightning-fast adjustments to keep up with the young girl we were first introduced to who was alarmed by the aggressive kisses of a romantic knight, and within a matter of weeks morphed into a disturbing and disturbed seductress. Laura Kinsale Shadowheart Mass Market Paperback Septemby Laura Kinsale (Author) 185 ratings Book 2 of 2: The Medieval Hearts Series Kindle 1.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 22.89 11 Used from 9.00 19 New from 15.47 Mass Market Paperback 6. 3 The Medieval Hearts Series: For My Ladys Heart and Shadowheart 4 For My. While I don’t typically quote other reviewers, the following assessment so closely paralleled my own views I thought to use it: “Had she written a bigger buildup of Elena’s obsession with her “angel” of the past so there was a foundation for the present relationship, then made Elena a reluctant apprentice in the S&M and bondage in an effort to “save” Allegreto's black heart and soul, the scenes could have been made darkly beautiful and believable. Laura Kinsale has published 16 romance novels, with an average book rating. As to Elena and Allegreto’s sexual relationship, I just have to say it was strange for a 17-year-old innocent. The long-awaited sequel to For My Ladys Heart is a tale of consuming love and fiery passion.

Shadowheart by laura kinsale