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Tender is the knight

by Jamaica Layne

FictionMan-woman relationshipsHistorical reenactmentsMedievalismSociety for Creative Anachronism

"Assembly-line forewoman and Dayton, Ohio resident Lisa Marie Smith's life just got a lot more medieval. Lisa's co-worker and best friend, Pegeen Palmer forcibly drags her to an event showcasing Pegeen's latest hobby--the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a living history organization that specializes in the Middle Ages. SCA members get their weekend kicks dressing up in medieval "garb" and pretending to be knights and ladies. ... [Lisa] falls for Sir Phillip Reginald of Whitestar, a swashbuckling SCA Knight and top favorite to become the SCA's most important new King. ... Will shy, emotionally fragile Lisa manage to juggle her day job, her eccentric best friend, and a passionate new relationship with her mysterious knight without coming apart?"--Page 4 of cover

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