Different Kind of Knight by Mary Waibel-a review

Different Kind of Knight (Princess of Valendria 3) by Mary Waibel-a review

Different Kind of Knight

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 29, 2014

“Happily-ever-after isn’t guaranteed. Sometimes you have to fight for it.”

Through a twist of fate, Princess Gabrielle became First Knight of the King’s Elite Guard, a position always held by the second born male. She’s spent years proving to the Minsters of Faldaera she’s capable of leading the king’s Army.

When mythical creatures plague her kingdom, Rielle is sent to capture Captain Brody, the alleged culprit behind the attacks and the man who broke her heart four years ago.

Brody, Crown Prince of Delphine, is living in self-imposed exile, atoning for the sins of his father. But Fate has different plans for him. Tired, beaten down, and ready to give up on life, he is tossed into the path of the one person he would do anything for―Princess Gabrielle.

With a traitor in her ranks, and a mark on her head, Brody joins forces with Rielle, hoping to keep the woman he loves safe. Happily-ever-after is not guaranteed, and mythical creatures aren’t the only danger the couple face. As battles rage, Rielle has the chance to prove herself a capable leader, but will doing so cost her the love of her life?

REVIEW

4.5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Once again Mary Waibel writes a whimsical, mythical, spin on a fairytale kind of story. The colours and creatures that she creates in this world were so vivid in my mind and it totally enhanced my reading pleasure! She stands out from other authors in that respect and now when I pick up a book she has written I prep myself to go on fun, captivating ride! I love that! 🙂

Different Kind of Knight by Mary Waibel is the third book of her Princess of Valendria series. I will say you can read this book as a stand alone, but I am funny about reading things in order, and if you skip reading the first two books, you would be depriving yourself of a couple of great stories. So I encourage you to check them out first!

Our leading lady, Princess Gabrielle (Rielle) is so easy to adore. She is a strong, capable woman who sets her mind to a task and goes after it with gusto! As a woman given the opportunity to lead the king’s army, she has no choice but to appear confident while inside we see a little vulnerability. Now she must battle and balance that confidence and vulnerability because she is tasked to capture a man that has been accused of attacking the kingdom … oh and he just so happens to be the man that broke her heart years ago.

Captain Brody (also a prince) is living in self exile. Just as he thinks that he has had enough of this life, in comes Rielle to stir the nest of unsaid feelings and questions and perhaps relights that spark that makes Brody want to hang in there a little while longer. He is handsome and also strong but weary of exile, and dealing with his daddy issues. Having Rielle back in his life makes him step back and realize that there is light in his dark world.

As these two embark on a journey full of magic, creatures, betrayal, love, duty, personal conflict and one heck of a mystery, they realize they are so much better with the other around. They are a true compliment to one another, never holding the other back from being who they need to be. But those feelings still linger and before they can determine if they should move forward, they need to survive the fight of their lives.

If you like a colourful world, with a power couple and a little magic here and there, I strongly recommend Mary Waibel’s novels. She keeps them fairly clean (I like my novels a little grittier), but I have to admit it’s refreshing now and then to read a great story with no smut. LOL

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reading Order

1. Quest of The Heart
2. Charmed Memories
3. Different Kind of Knight

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Reviewed by Rachel T.

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Charmed Memories by Mary Waibel-a review

Charmed Memories by Mary Waibel-a review

Charmed Memories

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2013

“A prince vows to prove the girl he loves is his missing princess by recovering her lost memories.”

Prince Trevor has always placed duty to his kingdom above the desires of his own heart. But when his betrothed is lost at sea, he finds himself torn between honor and love.

After four years of searching for the missing princess, he begins to secretly long for Lady Bri, the Woodland Guide he works with each day. But the law says he must marry a princess, and Bri is barely a noble.

When Trevor learns that Bri shipwrecked at the same time and place as the princess, he begins to believe he has finally found his bride-to-be. But his happiness is short lived. Bri has no memory of her past, and the princess wasn’t the only girl who disappeared from the ship.

Desperate to prove Bri is his princess, Trevor unwittingly places the two of them in grave danger. Buried in Bri’s memories are deadly secrets someone wants kept from the light of day, and learning who she is may cost more than either is willing to pay.

REVIEW

5 out for 5 for this reader folks!

Well that different! Really good different, in comparison to my normal preferred genres, but that is what I love about reading … there is always a new discovery just around the corner! Charmed Memories by Mary Waibel is the second book of her Princess of Valendria series (I reviewed her first book called Quest of the Hart here at TRC). Again, what a vivid world she creates and I felt like Mary Poppins being dragged into the art scene and inserted into colour, love and happiness (wrong era I know, but that is what came to mind … LOL) I smiled often reading this book! Don’t be fooled though .. this story isn’t just fluff. There is mystery, intrigue and suspenseful moments, vengeful people and betrayal. This with all the happy .. well it makes one great read!

So our main man is Prince Trevor. Trevor is the brother to the heroine in the first book of this series. Trevor has lost his betrothed Princess Elsbeth at sea, but refuses to believe that she has perished. He searches and searches and even after many years he still clings to hope and is honour bound to believe she is not dead! He ends up being assisted by a Woodland guide named Lady Bri.

Lady Bri, just so happens to suffers from amnesia. She does know that this magnificent Prince Trevor takes another little piece of her heart as their journey to find Elsbeth begins to unravel. She shows all her flaws (as does he) and lays it all out while Trevor is clueless half the time ( but he comes around) and soon the conflict of a doomed love comes to surface. Trevor does suspect at times that Bri is Elsbeth but you know I am not going to be letting that cat out of the bag .. so pick up the book! 😉

I felt like I went on a world wide tour reading this book. The clues that both Trevor and Bri had to follow and figure out were engaging leaving me to ponder and guess what was next … not always predictable, which I LOVE! There was deadly action waiting, slight humour, and all around two great people who I found myself rooting for. Another thing I am going to gush about is while this story is immersed in fantasy land, their was a believability to the characters that enabled me that cherished connect I love to have with the characters.

I have young readers in my home, and I am shelfing this book for a future mom/daughter read together! I can predict us loving different aspects of the same story!

HAPPY READING! 🙂

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Reviewed by Rachel T.

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