Blurb
Once a royal Breton knight, Sir Cardin de Landuc is now infamously known as Basati, the Basque Wolf. Savage and sullen, he drowns his guilt in raucous taverns, accruing enormous debt and acquiring vengeful enemies.
Ulla, widowed daughter of a Viking chieftain, is a skilled archer who lives as a recluse in a secluded woodland cottage. Rendered mute by trauma, she avoids humans, preferring the company of her wild wolf and falcon as she hunts in the Forest of Brocéliande.
When his mother’s dying wish calls Basati home, he finally meets the son he abandoned at birth and Ulla, the enigmatic priestess who is teaching the boy to hunt. As the holidays approach, Basati finds himself smitten with the beguiling beauty as he bonds with his once forsaken child. But past enemies plot against him, and Basati is ensnared in darkness.
Can music lure the savage wolf into the light of love?
Review
Cardin, also known as Basati, is a Breton knight who’s forsaken his honor and infant son after his wife died in childbirth. Now he cares for nothing except drinking and gambling. Once he learns his mother has fallen ill, he finally returns home and is reunited with Lukaz, the son he gave up.
Ulla, too, has suffered pain and tragedy from the death of her husband and son. Now rendered mute, she lives alone in the woods with her beloved wolf and falcon. As a healer, she does what she can to help the community. Once she begins to teach young Lukas the skill of an archer, she and Cardin grow closer, helping one another heal.
This was a fascinating book with well-rounded, strong, damaged characters. I related to both Ulla and Cardin very well. As always, Ms. Walker’s storytelling was descriptive and full of color, life, and emotion. Her research into the Middle Ages is noticeable and most appreciated.
Readers who love historical romances will adore A Celtic Yuletide Carol, a holiday story of love and forgiveness.
5 Stars
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