Pregnant by the Warrior Book

Lady Lea of Montreau is newly widowed, and while she's been able to avoid taking sides in the battle for the throne between Empress Matilda and King Stephen, things are starting to heat up and she knows it's only a matter of time before someone tries to take over her lands.

After Lea left him standing at the altar four years ago, Lord Jared of Warehaven is looking forward to taking control of Montreau, and in the process, seeking revenge for his broken heart. However, what neither Jared nor Lea were expecting was how deeply attracted to one another they still were. But miscommunication all those years ago has left them untrusting of one another and so not only are they fighting against greedy relatives and underhanded political maneuverings, they are also fighting against each other. Until they are able to set aside past hurts and learn to work together, trust one another, Montreau lands are at risk of falling into enemy hands and Jared and Lea are at risk of never finding the happiness that should have been, and still could be, theirs.

This was much better than I had anticipated it would be. Despite the shorter page count, the story is well defined and the characters fully developed. The writing - either narrative or dialog - didn't have that early historical dialect or flavor I usually see in historical romance novels, but all the same the story flowed well and was an enjoyable read.