Come the Morning

by Shannon Drake and Heather Graham

Book Overview

Drake researched her own family's roots in Scotland all the way back to the Middle Ages for this new series, which explores the history and lore of the 12th-century war of the Highlands. The greatest of fighters, Lord Lion, takes a Viking bride who has sworn to resist him in body and spirit.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821764713
• ISBN13: 9780821764718
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Drake is the best!!

This was one of the first drake novel I read, and it made me a lifelong fan of Drake. Though not the best one she has written, it is a very good read.

What an entertaining read!

Out of all of Miss Drake's books, this one has to be my favorite! I love this book so much, I'm not even sure how many times I've reread it in the past years, and I couldn't put it down the first time I read it. In a way, the story IS kind of typical. You've got the strong arrogant knight and the stubborn rebellious maiden who are forced to get married over duty. I found the book to be really fast paced. As with all of Shannon Drake's books, there's a lot of battle scenes involved so if u like a lot of that "brave and handsome knights in battle" stuff, this one's the one for you.I really liked the heroine even though I hear a lot of complaints about how immature, bratty, and childish she was. I can actually understand how she must have felt living in an age where woman were considered weak and were powerless. She had such an exceptionally strong will to be free to rule her father's lands that it made her seem bratty. The key to the book is that she didn't hate her husband for who he was, but absolutely dispised the idea that she had been COMMANDED to marry him. Throw this heroine in with a mature but arrogant and fiery hero and you've got a really fun and entertaining read. I love their first encounter when the heroine tries to escape her fate of marriage by fleeing the King's castle. I've read so many books where the two main characters are clawing each other in the throat one minute and then sleeping with each other in the next, totally forgetting the fact that they're suppose to be hating each other. I can say that this one's definitely different. You see a slow but gradual change in how the two characters feel toward each other...no jumping around. I felt that their personalities were more true and it made them seem more realistic. I hate the fact that by the end of most books, the characters who u fall in love with at the beginning of the book have totally changed...almost to the point where u feel as if they've become totally new characters. Shannon Drake did a good job of graduallly shaping her two main characters. At the end of the book, they're still the same two from the beginning even though it's obvious they've changed their ways and have fallen in love.I would definitely recommand this book to anyone

Excellent Book!

This was my first Shannon Drake book and have already bought the next 4 books in this series. It's excellently written with plenty of facts about the history of Scotland to make it very easy to understand. This is different from other historical romances that I've read because it actually has a ton of historical facts to thrill a curious mind while bringing the characters and this time alive. I loved how I was able to envision the landscape and the characters without being bogged down with too much description. I recommend this book too anyone interested in the medieval times and in Scotland. I look forward to reading the rest of her books in this series.

Come the morning - captivating

This is my first book by Ms.Drake and it is really grand. The story is very well blended with the history of Scotland. I kept turning the pages and started to like Scottish and Viking historicals. It took me only one night to read this book. Love scences are subtly described and the plots are well created. I love Waryk and Mellyora so much. They are so very charming. Other characters are so good too. (especially the mistress is surprisingly so nice). Before me sits "Conquer the Night" which is Ms.Drake's second book in Graham series.

Very Addicting, full of action!

I found this book to be difficult to put down! Drake does an excellent job with the dialogues, and leaves the reader anticipating the future of her characters. This book is full of historical fact, and informative. It follows the points of view of different lively, characters, which helps to broaden the perspective.