Rent My Forever Love

Ciaran Tambarlane, monk, member of the Knights Templar, and heroic warrior fighting at the side of King Richard, The Lionhearted decides he can no longer kill in the name of God and in the process of trying to save a native women and her child turns against his fellow Crusaders. Defrocked and excommunicated he returns home to Britain and lives almost as a hermit in a small holding owned by a relative. His exile is broken when a village on his property is destroyed and the only survivor is Amaranth de Langois a runaway abused wife. Ms Canham graphically describes the Knights Templar, the Crusades and tenth century life of both commoners and royalty. The story sent me to other books in my library to check out the relationship between King Richard and his brother John. I think since the story was primarily about the followers� of Richard, he was written with a more positive slant than perhaps was true. Although the fact that he was gay and had little honor on the field of battle, he seems to have won the loyalty of his followers. The story took place in 1194 when Richard returned for a short period to Britain. I wonder what happened to his followers after his death in 1199. Even with the questions, I enjoyed the book.