A Dark and Stormy Knight

De: Bridget Essex

Narrado por: Marina Barrett

A warrior woman, a lonely artist, and a love story that's out of this world....

Mara, a painter, lives in a quirky artist community in downtown Buffalo, and though she loves her roommates like family, she has always felt alone. But, each night, a sexy, dark-haired woman haunts her dreams, dreams that almost help her forget the betrayal and pain she's suffered in her life. She paints to block out the bad memories, and in every painting, the woman from her dreams - as if by magic - appears.

One fateful night, Mara rescues a drowning person from the Buffalo River: a beautiful woman with a serious wound who claims to be a knight from another world. The woman's name is Charaxus, and - despite her outlandish story - she inspires longings in Mara that she has never felt before. As her attraction to Charaxus grows, Mara discovers that the mysterious, brooding knight is telling the truth - and that she is the woman Mara has been dreaming about for a lifetime. But someone dangerous and dark is hunting Charaxus, and is it Mara's fate to lose the woman of her dreams forever?

A Dark and Stormy Knight is a sexy, romantic novel about overcoming past heartaches and learning to believe in happy endings. This book is set in the same world as A Knight to Remember, Forever and a Knight, and Date Knight, but it is a stand-alone book. It is part of Bridget Essex's Knight Legends Series: women knights, real-world high-jinks, and love stories that transcend space and time.

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Love this with all my heart!!!

I really live Holly and Virago, but I think I love Mara and Charaxus more. I didn't read the summary of this book, so I had no idea that my wish of knowing what happened to Charaxus after the end of Date Knight was going to be fulfilled and certainly not in this way. I'm in love with this book.

the best in the series

The story tugged at my heartstrings and the performance by Maria Marquis was simply riveting!

loved it

I love this author. I have read / listened to multiple books of hers. I've loved them all. I've felt similarities with many things in each book.

My heart!!

This made me hurt in such a good way. Charaxus and Mara are the epitome of soul mates and they fit so well together. I loved seeing the softer side of Charaxus, and how she became the "cold" person she's known to be by others. I actually like these two a little more than Holly and Verago, and I'd love to hear more of a conclusion between these two and where their relationship takes them. Btw Maria Marquis is amazing!!!

The most heart felt story I have ever heard!

The Story, the way it is written, and the emotion in the narrative touched me as few stories have in my many years of reading. It made me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time and I am so thankful to have found this story. It will most definitely become one of my favorites.

Equally heart-wrenching and beautiful

The combination of the story which moved me on a personal level and the captivating narration (really, really well narrated for this story) was to me a masterpiece. I know, like music, everyone has individual taste in what moves them... but to me.. wow.. I enjoyed the previous books in this series but this one delves into the heart and soul. I was entranced.

Perfection!!!

So many stories told in one book. My story...your story... her story. The author is a skilled weaver of literary magic. Definitely my new favorite. The story is amazingly healing for those who suffered much pain and agony as they grew into themselves. It show the ugliness and reality of rejection by family friends and Society at large simply for being who you were born to be. It also showed the understanding and the acceptance that comes from unconditional love where you are accepted 100% for who you are and cherished. it made Old Fashioned Love cool again. I can't think of a better story. And the icing on the cake was the narrator. The narrator was magnificent. The way she expressed the deep emotions and feelings throughout this story really touched me. I'm convinced I will read this book many many many times.

Kudos to a great narrator!

You must know right off that it's a Bridget Essex story-that automatically makes it top notch. However, I was very impressed with narrator Marina Barrett. A narrator can make or break a story no matter who the author is, but a great narrator can actually bring that story to life for you. That's what Ms Barrett does. She has distinctive voices for each character which is as it should be but seldom is. I especially loved the sensual voice she had for Charaxus-she sounded as I always believed she should. Thank you Marina Barrett for bringing this great Bridget Essex book to life for me. Frances Runyon

glad I gave this one a chance

I was hesitant to start this one, since I had listened to all the others, and was feeling a little Knighted-out. But I decided I would quit if I got bored. That didn't happen, as I fell in love with the narrator. The story was good, but the narrator definitely took it up another notch for me. Very pleasantly surprised.

Wish I could give this book 100 stars!

I have never felt so emotionally connected to a book like I was with with this one! I haven't cried as much as I have with this book! Definitely my favorite of this series so far! Charaxus and Mara will have a special place in my mind and heart forever. This was such an amazing story!! So so sad that it is over but so happy that it was written!