While working, also spending a great deal of time sitting rigs and living in horrid little motel courts in small towns, and she started reading a lot. She worked as petroleum geologist, a career which consisted of getting out of bed in the middle of the night and driving hundreds of miles alone across west Texas to sit at drilling rigs, wear a hard hat, and attempt to boss around oil-covered males considerably larger than herself. Laura obtained a Master of Science in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin. But, she became interested into geology because near her grandmother's house, there was a road-cut, that it showed the layers of limestone clearly, and there were fossils in it. During her childhood she dreamed to be a painter, own a twenty-thousand acre ranch in Arizona or the first woman president. Whichever you decide to read, you'll be richly rewarded with a story of love and honor for the ages.Laura Kinsale grew up in a small country town, surrounded by the influence of her family's women: her mother, her grandmother and some maiden aunts. The second (included only here in the ebook version) had been painstakingly reworked by the author to include a tighter read and more modern words for dialogue.

The first is the original published novel filled with Middle English dialogue and deep period detail. And, now for the first time, readers can choose between two versions of the story. Can these two help each other overcome the powers conspiring against them? Will the passion in their hearts escape the constraints of their station? Is devotion enough? With her classic romance FOR MY LADY'S HEART, author Laura Kinsale has crafted a rich, sensual portrait of life during the Middle Ages. Where Ruck sees a clear path, Melanthe must navigate through twisting alleyways, using shrewd deceit and devious strategy. Her husband's death has left her kingdom an inviting target for neighboring territories. For the beautiful widow, Princess Melanthe, those same laws and traditions conspire to consume her land and her independence. Even as his wife leaves him for the Church, taking his money and his steed, Ruck's life is one of devotion and mission. For Ruck, a noble and honest knight, those rules provide an unwavering path. In medieval Europe, vows and laws are as inflexible and confining as a suit of armor.

For My Lady's Heart by Laura Kinsale