Knight of Desire by Margaret Mallory (2009, Paperback)

The challenges these lovers faced were a bit too predictable. The hero at first seems to be a determined warrior who is loyal to his long confidant throughout most of the book despite his wife's illfeelings, but at the end the author wraps it up extremely quick with unfounded supporting events other than his wife's word. He could've taken her word right from the start and focus on other events of the time. The happy ending didn't seem too believable due to most of the book's hardship and sorrowful events. I guess this is unavoidable due to it being the author's first book.