The Crimson Lady

May 1, 2003
Brandan de Cantor is frantic with worry. While he was away fighting in the Crusades, his nefarious uncle sold his beloved younger sister, Elizabeth, into prostitution, and now Brandan must find her. But as a knight of the realm and the son of a noble justice, he has no idea where to look. Desperate, he enlists the reluctant help of the notorious prostitute known as "The Crimson Lady," Giselle de Coeur. Giselle, going by the name of Fiona Byrne, is now a respectable owner of an embroidery shop, and although she might be Brandan's only hope, she has no desire to return to the sadistic man who bought her from her mother and who it took her years to escape. McCall's winning and romantic tale of an honorable knight who becomes an outlaw to attain justice and a virtuous courtesan who risks her freedom for a girl she's never met will appeal to fans of medieval romances with strong heroines, such as those by Haywood Smith and Jude Deveraux.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2003, American Library Association.)