![]() ![]() What I especially appreciated (being an Elizabethan re-enactor myself), is Alyssa Cole showcases a far more diverse Tudor-era Britain. ![]() She's also very aware that her skin colour marks her as something of an anomaly. This was a heroine who had agency and was full of wit, warmth and intelligence. ![]() She's not a slave though, but a lady in waiting, trusted advisor and even a bit of a spy. While some IR authors want to wallow in Gone With the Wind-land, trying to portray an unequal power relationship between a Black slave woman and a White owner as perfectly normal (not that they never happened), they're ignoring a vast treasure trove of Black/African history that would not just entertain, but enlighten.Īgnes Moor is a young Black woman living in Scotland during the reign of King James IV. James IV was a wily ruler and it was known that he did have African courtiers in his court. I mean what's not to LOVE about a historical interracial Highlander romance? Not only that, but it's based on an actual historical incident known as The Tournament of the Wild Knight and the Black Lady. Normally, novellas are not my thing because they feel so incomplete, but Agnes Moor's Wild Knight was a full, lush and gorgeous tale that didn't leave me feeling cheated. I just wish this story had been a damn sight longer. ![]()
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