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Historical Romance

Defy Not the Heart

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  • 1989 first published
  • 414 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (7 ratings)
  • 5 editions
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Published in 1989, Defy Not the Heart is a historical romance novel by Johanna Lindsey. It takes readers to England in 1192.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 51 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 414 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Defy Not the Heart

17 year old Reina seethes with rage over her fate: taken captive by the 23 year old knight Ranulf -- a golden giant of a man -- who has pledged to deliver her to the nuptial bed of the despised Lord Rothwell. She will never accept such bondage -- and Reina offers herself to her kidnapped instead, offering Clydon Castle to make Ranulf a great lord...if he agrees to wed her.But the brave knight desires much more than a marriage of convenience from this proud, headstrong lady who treats him with scorn yet makes his blood run hotter than liquid fire. She must come to him of her own free will -- or Ranulf will take her. For the passion that consumes them both cannot long be denied -- even though gravest peril surely awaits them on the heart's trail to a destines and turbulent love.
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  • 1192

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  • Historical romance

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Who wrote Defy Not the Heart?

Defy Not the Heart was written by Johanna Lindsey and first published in 1989.

What genre is Defy Not the Heart?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is Defy Not the Heart?

The median edition has 414 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Defy Not the Heart?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Duke and I, Atonement and To Sir Phillip, With Love.

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