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RECKLESS: A Medieval Romance (AGE OF CONQUEST Book 5) Kindle Edition

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Book 5 of 8: AGE OF CONQUEST

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THE WULFRITHS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN

A battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval England—forever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths.

A REBEL MOST WANTED

Vitalis of the Saxon resistance wearies of leading men to victory only to next lead them to death at the hands of the invaders. But when an opportunity arises to shame the Norman who claims England’s throne, he takes it, as well as proof of that shaming. Now more than ever, William the Conqueror is determined to capture the rebel leader. And greater that possibility when Vitalis must keep his word to recover an impetuous Norman lady abducted by Saxon allies. Can he free her without making enemies of his own people? More, can he forgive the one determined to pry open his heart when bloodshed proves the price of her release? And what is to be done with the usurper’s son who is as determined to capture his sire’s enemy as the vengeful warriors pursuing the elusive rebel?

A LADY MOST RECKLESS

Lady Nicola of the D’Argents thinks too highly of her ability to defend herself and too little of consequences. Thus, when good intentions go awry, she finds herself abducted and her chance of escape thwarted by her own recklessness. Now a captive on the Isle of Ely—the last bastion of English resistance—she discovers the mighty Saxon warrior, Vitalis, seeks to return her to her family. And that her fascination with this enemy has not abated in the years since the girl of her first looked upon the man of him. But when he sets in motion his plan to free her, once more Nicola proves her own worst enemy. Though he may never forgive her for what she costs him, she is determined to make a way for him in Norman-ruled England—even at the sacrifice of her reputation.

From William the Conqueror’s harrying of the North to the fenlands of East Anglia, the tale of Lady Nicola and the mighty Vitalis unfolds in the fifth book in the AGE OF CONQUEST series revealing the origins of the Wulfriths of the bestselling AGE OF FAITH series. Watch for BOUNDLESS: Book Six releasing early Winter 2020/2021.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08H4MFVQK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tamara Leigh (September 30, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2437 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 402 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1942326491

Best Sellers Rank: #241,482 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,196 in Medieval Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #1,248 in Medieval Historical Romance (Books)
- #3,129 in Religious Romance (Kindle Store)

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Tamara Leigh signed a 4-book contract with Bantam Books in 1993, her debut medieval romance was nominated for a RITA award, and successive books with Bantam, HarperCollins, and Dorchester earned awards and appeared on national bestseller lists.

In 2006, the first of Tamara’s inspirational contemporary romances was published, followed by six more with Multnomah and RandomHouse. Perfecting Kate was optioned for a movie, Splitting Harriet won an ACFW Book of the Year award, and Faking Grace was nominated for a RITA award.

In 2012, Tamara returned to the historical romance genre with the release of Dreamspell and the bestselling Age of Faith and The Feud series. Among her #1 bestsellers are her general market romances rewritten as clean and inspirational reads, including Lady at Arms and Lady of Conquest. In late 2018, she released MERCILESS, the first book in the new AGE OF CONQUEST series, to be followed by seven more unveiling the origins of the Wulfrith family. PSST!—It All Began With a Woman. Watch for BOUNDLESS, LAWLESS, and DAUNTLESS, the final books in the AOC series, releasing in 2021.

Tamara lives near Nashville with her husband, a German Shepherd who has never met a squeaky toy she can’t destroy, and a feisty Morkie who keeps her company during long writing stints. Connect with her at her website www.tamaraleigh.com, Facebook, Twitter and tamaraleightenn@gmail.com.

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AGE OF CONQUEST: A Medieval Romance Series

Merciless

Fearless

Nameless

Heartless

Reckless

Boundless

Lawless (Spring 2021)

Dauntless (Autumn 2021)

AGE OF FAITH: A Medieval Romance Series

The Unveiling

The Yielding

The Redeeming

The Kindling

The Longing

The Vexing

The Awakening

The Raveling

THE FEUD: A Medieval Romance Series

Baron of Godsmere

Baron of Emberly

Baron of Blackwood

LADY: A Medieval Romance Series

Lady At Arms

Lady of Eve

BEYOND TIME: A Medieval Time Travel Romance Series

Dreamspell

Lady Ever After

STAND-ALONE Medieval Romance Novels

Lady of Fire

Lady of Conquest

Lady Undaunted

Lady Betrayed

INSPIRATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

HEAD OVER HEELS COLLECTION

Stealing Adda

Perfecting Kate

Splitting harriet

Faking Grace

SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT SERIES

Leaving Carolina

Nowhere Carolina

Restless in Carolina

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MF Literary Works

WOW! Grand! Medieval Romance, Action, Drama, Knights! FANTASTIC!

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2020

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Reckless is aptly named because in this tale we read about Lady Nicola who is always acting before thinking. Often, she causes events to happen that put her life, and the lives of those trying to save her, in peril. She soon learns a hard lesson and finds out she can be strong and courageous. Yet will it be enough to keep those she loves from harm?

When I first started reading books written by Tamara Leigh I was captivated and amazed at how she writes. As I’ve continued to read her books this feeling has never left me. This author knows how to write books that will stay with you long after you’ve closed the pages and put the book down.

Her stories are filled with pageantry, colorful imagery, intrigue, drama, the desire to right wrongs, strong relationships, and struggles over passions which are too fierce to ignore. From the pageantry of the customs to the action of the fighting, as well as the language of the time, there is nothing left amiss.
Tamara Leigh is such a skilled storyteller. Each of her books is an invitation to travel back in time to an era we can only imagine. She brings the medieval world, to life.

Her stories have larger than life heroes and heroines, whom you will come to love and cherish. These characters may at first seem flawed, but through their struggles and the trials they have, they develop into persons of honor and integrity.

I am fascinated with learning more about this family of heroes, and with the way Tamara Leigh writes, we come to know them each with all their struggles and victories.
I highly recommend this and ALL of Tamara Leigh’s books. Her storytelling will captivate you so much, you will not want to miss one of her books!
I’m waiting on pins and needles for the next in this series to come out.

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TK

Fabulous read!

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020

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Another compelling story by Tamara Leigh! I've been waiting for the release of Reckless and it did not disappoint! Now I'm anxious for the next book! I couldn't put Reckless down and read it in less than 48 hours. I love this Age of Conquest series along with Tamara's Age of Faith and The Feud series. Tamara is a gifted story teller and weaves connections not only within a series but also to other series. The characters are wonderful and complex as are medieval times. I've learned so much history reading Tamara's stories as they inspire me to learn more about the times. Tamara, please keep writing!

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NLS

This author "never" disappoints

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020

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Its hard to put this review into words to explain how much I really enjoy this book, as well as all the other books this author has written. It just proves a great book doesn't need profane language, sensual scenes, and over the top unrealistic stories. This author can make her characters seem so real and relatable, I found myself laughing one minute and wiping tears the next. Once you start to read one of her books, its so hard to put it down. Even when I did, I found myself thinking about it and looking forward to finding out more in the next read. Please keep them coming! (I've tried to read others in this medieval time period, but none compare.)

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Just Shirley

Exaltingly Clever

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023

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These books are written to where one cannot put them down. This was my fifth in this serious,it's unimaginable when these characters are in near death experiences that they will ever survive such harrowing situations, such fantastic writing. (Love This author ) Thank you for your books that are written without a curse which to me makes the reading so enjoyable.

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020

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I always preorder Tamara Leigh’s books and look forward to each one as she is a favorite and talented author! Her characters are so real and have depth and her novels-interlaced with adventure, romance and history. Reckless is the story or Lady Nicola D’argent a Norman and Vitalis a Saxon Rebel during the time of William the Conqueror. Though Vitalis rescues her time and again and believes her a “tergamet” she falls in love with him and proclaims this love. Against all odds they help each other as they fight Danes and traitorous Saxons and Norman’s. Enjoy this page turner! Can’t wait for the next one!

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Anne Perreault

Best heroine yet

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2020

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Oh my gosh. I was sad to see this book end! I loved all the little nuggets of wisdom and wonderful lines the author hid in a beautiful story. I'm a big fan, and this book is just outstanding. I loved Nicola's story and it was wonderful to see her grow from an impertinent girl to a woman with some wisdom. Vitalis is more than the grumpy rebel. There were funny moments that had me laughing out loud and very poignant moments that made me think hard and go, wow... good advice. "It all started with a woman..." Perfect line! The arguments Nicola has with herself were just laugh out loud funny. Thank you for a wonderful story.

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Khristy Strange

One of my favorite authors

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020

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This is one of my favorite authors. I have been reading her books for years. I was so excited to see this series introduced. This book continues to follow the Wulfirths. Vitalis finally has his story written. Although Lady Nicola was a little over the top, the book is so well written with such vivid characters you end up forging Nicola her immaturity. Even King William has become more relatable with his love for his son.
Although this book could be read as a stand along, it’s so much more enjoyable to read them in order.
I can’t wait for book 6 in this series!

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Cortney Cowley

Favorite Book of My Favorite Series

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020

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I read everything from Tamara Leigh. Her writing has a way of drawing you in. You don’t just read her books, you are there, transported to Medieval England. I may be a bit biased with this book. I, like the main h, started getting silver hair very young, and I’ve never covered it. Although I don’t have a reckless bone in my body, I’ve loved Nicola from Book 1, and the H has also been a favorite and scene stealer for me throughout the series. Like other books in the series, there’s action, adventure, tears, laughter, and love—everything I look for in a book. The author also adds inspiring lessons and her trademark poetic prose. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading fiction!

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lushek

Très bon mais un peu long.

Reviewed in France on October 19, 2020

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Il y a beaucoup d'introspection, de réflexions, de doutes et de questionnements dans cette jolie histoire mais c'est passionnant tellement c'est bien écrit. L'héroïne, à peine sortie de l'adolescence, est spontanée et naïve mais aussi volontaire et parfois téméraire. Elle apporte beaucoup de fraîcheur au roman et finira par faire tomber une à une les réserves du héros qui vit très difficilement la conquête de son pays. L'héroïne est magnifique dans sa volonté de le sauver malgré lui et on ne comprend pas toujours très bien l'obstination du héros à ne pas vouloir être sauvé. Malgré une fin qui traîne un peu en longueur et assez bisounours, j'ai trouvé ce tome passionnant avec beaucoup de suspense et une belle intensité émotionnelle.

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E Stephen

Excellent story you won't want to put down!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2020

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This has to be one of my favorite books by Tamara Leigh and I've read nearly all of her books! Vitalis was the perfect hero with a heart of gold, integrity, and honorable. Nicola was feisty, bold, and passionate but also was learning to exercise self control with her actions. Tamara has a way of drawing you into the story where you feel like you are living it with them and you don't want to leave this imaginary world. Cannot wait for Theriot's story next!

Fiction Aficionado

Another completely immersive read!

Reviewed in Australia on October 3, 2020

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Oh happy day, when Amazon delivers a new release from Tamara Leigh to my Kindle! I have just spent several hours engrossed in the tale of Vitalis and Lady Nicola D’Argent, and would that I could spend many more. Tamara Leigh wields the pen with the same adroitness as her Wulfen-trained warriors do the sword, only it’s ever so much more delightful to be on the receiving end of her pen!

As always with Tamara Leigh’s books, this was a completely immersive reading experience from the setting right through to the political and personal tensions. The groundwork for this story was laid in the previous book, Heartless, so the event shown in the prologue was already known to me, but the scene absolutely crackled with tension as it played out in full, sealing the Conqueror’s determination to capture Vitalis. Vitalis’s story is so compelling. He’s a proud Saxon, and yet he’s also beginning to acknowledge the reality of the situation in England, four years on from the battle at Hastings and with the Danes still angling for a piece of the pie. How will he find his place in such a foreign England?

“Though once Vitalis had considered Denmark, he had little more respect for those led by King Sweyn than men who answered to Le Bâtard. Wales, then? Scotland? Ireland? None appealed, but what did in this world whose broken pieces had been fit back together in the years since the great battle to form a picture so grim it was unrecognizable?”

And that’s completely discounting the little matter of the termagant he’s promised to rescue and return to her family…

Speaking of Nicola, she’s one of my favourite characters in this series. She hasn’t earned the moniker “Reckless” for nothing—she’s young and passionate, and often speaks and acts ere she thinks things through—and yet she manages to avoid joining that class of heroines dubbed TSTL (too stupid to live). Part of that is simply the excellence of Tamara Leigh’s characterisation, but it’s also because Nicola is very quick to acknowledge the consequences of her actions and is earnest in her desire to improve, even if she doesn’t always succeed as well as she would like. And no matter how much she matures (and she certainly does in this story), she still manages to retain that youthful passion and guilelessness that makes her a breath of fresh air.

Quite simply, I cannot get enough of Tamara Leigh’s books or her characters. All her books go on my “Books I Will Reread Forever and Ever, Amen” shelf.

Ashley Nikole

This series <3

Reviewed in Canada on October 24, 2020

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I LOVE this series. And although Reckless was a little more meandering than I usually like, plot-wise, I truly enjoyed Vitalis and Nicola's story. It hit me in the feels :) And that cave/waterfall meltdown scene--YIKES!!! IT WAS EVERYTHING AND MORE. Wahh.

This series is so homey and feely and I love the band of D'Argents and how new members keep being (affectionately) gobbled right up into the clan. Cheers to Leigh for adding a ton of great historical details without making it boring--and digging deep with the characters and making their experiences/growth/pain/breakthroughs so satisfying to read :) Ah. Yes. Can't wait for the next two books.

I AM READY.

Vicky Dedda

TOTAL CAPTIVATION

Reviewed in Australia on October 7, 2020

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WOW this book is a winner, as are all Tamara Leigh's books. How I love this series, and the books keep getting more and more exciting if this is possible. You will love Nicola, certainly a lovable vixen, and Vitalis, a fierce warrior, the whole books keeps you spellbound, wanting to keep reading to know what happens next. Nicola is kidnapped by the Danes and Vitalis is tasked with bringing her safely back to Wulfrith Castle hence the suspense all the way through this wonderful book. You won't be disappointed and you won't be bored and the best part is all of Tamara's books are stand alone so although I can't wait for the next book on another beloved brother Theriot, Reckless finishes and you are not left frustrated and wondering what happens.

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