Books like Rhiannon

This is the story of Alinor and Ian's son Simon, who has settled in Wales where he is governing Ian's lands. Simon has spent much of his adult life as quite a womanizer, and never planned to marry until he met Prince Llewellyn's natural daughter Rhiannon. Of course, then it's love at first sight for him, but she's afraid to admit love and only wants him for, well, you know. Thus begins a predictable romance in the historical setting of Henry III's court and his battles with the Welsh and his rebellious barons. I have to admit to finding the love scenes a tad bit over the top, not tasteless but it moves the book more towards a bodice ripping category instead of a solidly written historical romance. While I give Gellis credit for her wonderful historical details, this plot was a bit of a stretch, and not up to the standards she set in Roselynde and Alinor. I mean, come on, Rhiannon being ambassador between her father and Henry? And I won't be a plot spoiler, but what she did at the end of the book traipsing around with her cat Math to find Simon was just a tad bit over the top for me. Three stars.