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“She approves.”
“And Peter?”
“He is in agreement.”
She placed a hand on his chest. “But what of Beatrix?”
He chuckled. “Your sister is so relieved not to marry me, I believe she would agree to marry the lowliest stableboy at Maidenstone, if that was the price of her freedom.”
“More the fool she,” Linnea murmured, snuggling into his arms.
It was just an off-handed comment, said under her breath. But it brought Axton a happiness he never would have believed possible. She loved him. He had the woman he loved as well as the home he’d fought so long and hard for.
The truth, though, was that the home was not half so valuable as the woman. He could be happy with Maidenstone, now that he had Linnea. But without Linnea …
He shook his head and hugged her tighter to him. Thank God he would never have to be without Linnea. Thank God and thank St. Jude.
St. Martin’s Paperbacks titles by
Rexanne Becnel
 
 
H
EART OF THE
S
TORM
T
HE
M
AIDEN
B
RIDE
 
Heart of the Storm
“Great characters, a riveting plot and loads of sensuality … A fabulous book. I couldn’t put it down!”
. —Joan Johnston, author of
Maverick Heart
 
“Destined to be a bestseller from a star of the genre!”

Romantic Times
 
“Well-written and enjoyable.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Tempestuous and seductive, this winner from Rexanne Becnel will enthrall from the first page to the last.”
—Deborah Martin, author of
Stormswept
 
Where Magic Dwells
“A passionate, compelling story filled with engaging characters.”

Library Journal
“Rich settings always bring Becnel’s medieval novels to life.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Enthralling … Another irresistible medieval romance from one of the best.”
—Medieval Chronicle
 
Dove at Midnight
“Rexanne Becnel understands the medieval mind-set, and her beguiling characters’ passions and adventures will hold you enthralled … She is a master of her craft.”

Romantic Times
 
My Gallant Enemy
“A love story of old to thrill and delight. Much intrigue and an awesome, arrogant, but lovable hero and the lady who turned his heart upside down.”

Affaire de Coeur
 
Medieval attitudes toward twin births varied from place to place and century to century. There were those who believed multiple births only occurred if the mother had been intimate with more than one man, or with the devil. In those cases the mother was often put to death immediately upon the birth, along with her innocent babes. Other cultures revered twins, believing them the children of a god, and therefore a blessing upon their village or town.
Another belief was that they were the symbol of good and evil, that they fought within the womb to be born first. It was also believed that they shared one soul, and that the first born received all the goodness of that one soul, while the second received all the evil. In such cases, as in the one I have depicted in THE MAIDEN BRIDE, the second child was put to death. Or at least she was supposed to be …
THE MAIDEN BRIDE
Copyright © 1996 by Rexanne Becnel.
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eISBN 9781250011121
First eBook Edition : September 2011
 
 
St. Martin’s Paperbacks edition/September 1996
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