Due to content I do not recommend this book. Personally... Most will be fine with them however I just didn't really like how descriptive or suggestive they were at points.

I read the whole of the series and I liked them but may places I skimmed or skipped due to sexual content, fade to black scenes, or too many details.

This was my first Tamara Leigh book and it was about time I picked up the first book of her famous series since so many of my favorite Bookstagrammers love the Wulfriths. The medieval time period has always been a bit of a challenge for me to get into but I found the setting here quite vivid and engrossing. The English history leading up to 1153 AD and the war between Stephen and Henry for the throne was extremely fascinating. I loved Garr Wulfrith and his glorious alpha self. His tough love in molding boys into respected knights, his tenderness toward his sisters and mother, his fierce loyalty to his own, and his incredible faith he lived out daily made him a swoony hero. Though not my favorite trope, Annyn disguising herself as a boy worked well to infiltrate the impenetrable Wulfrith training ground and began the unraveling of so many secrets. Annyn herself was difficult to love in the beginning but she grew on me by the end. Enemies to lovers trope was a fun one to see unfold between Annyn and Garr.
I’m looking forward to more Wulfrith family saga! ( )

I hadn't read anything by this author before, and Christian romance isn't really my thing, but I gave it a shot anyway, and it held my interest. The heroine is a bit cringy, especially at the beginning. She's young of course, but I repeatedly thought 'Please don't' and then of course she would, lol. But she improved, and I was reeled into the story by the second half.
There's a bit of that 'you're not like other girls' mindset, where all the defining things about the heroine are her (typically) masculine qualities and interests. (Also, for a large part of the book she successfully passes as a young man, but she's still described as being petite, with large eyes, and a pert little nose, and a curve to her hips, etc., so that we know that she's a 'cute tomboy' and not actually just a bit masculine...). And the heroine, and kinda the book itself, seemed to have a dim view of more traditionally female traits and pursuits. Like they're genuinely 'less than'. Which I didn't care for.
The historical details seemed well researched though, and I appreciated that. Overall I'd say not bad, and I would consider reading another by this author. (Steam is 'fade to black'). ( )

This was a really good story, well written, and containing a good amount of suspense and romantic tension. There were multiple threads woven through the story. I recommend it for anyone wanting a gritty historical, especially if you enjoy medieval epics. ( )

I had forgotten how much I love medieval stories until I read this.

Watching the characters make their transformation was amazing and seemed so effortless! Starting the story, I wondered how in the world two such opposed characters could ever learn to love each other, but their relationship progressed with a natural subtlety that never once felt forced. This author possesses amazing talent.

I love the girl-in-disguise stories, and this one is handled perfectly. I couldn't put this book down. I took it everywhere, neglected housework, food, sleep... It's that good!

I couldn't find a single cliched character or situation in this story. Fresh, authentic, transporting writing.

Clean romance. Would recommend to 18 and up because of some personal situations and historically accurate-yet-crude realities of medieval life. ( )