Rumors. Without them Colin of Berkhamshire might have a hope of a normal life. Marriage, children, a home. If it wasn't for the fact that his sire has helped to weave an air of murder and mayhem surrounding Colin to make him the most feared knight in the land Colin just might have been able to have that normal life. By chance, Colin finds himself teacher to a young knight called Henri who claims to have earned his spurs not on the jousting field but by a heroic dead. As time passes, Henri's delicate features and gentle ways pull at Colin's heartstrings…and other things…until Colin finds himself questioning his own sexuality.

I was first introduced to Lynn Kurland's work with the novella from the "Tapestry" anthology called "To Kiss In The Shadows". I was hooked! "From This Moment On" is another tale set in the same time period and around the same groups of people.

Ms Kurland is an expert at creating an engrossing story that pulls the reader into the time period. Her characters fairly leap off the page. And humor, intrigue and edge of your seat action keep the pages turning to what happens next.

One of the things I found most intriguing was how Colin questions his own sexuality as he grew fond of Henri. This time period, early Middle Ages, didn't lend itself to open homosexuality and the issue is never written about in historicals. Don't get me wrong. This is not a tale of two lovers of the same sex but the issue of same sex relationships was handled exceptionally well, and could have opened a whole new subcategory within historical romance.

What I appreciated most about this story was that there were no flat spots. There was continual nonstop action or something always happening. The story wasn't mindless fluff that so many romances are today. There was a lot of reading on the pages but because the story was so engrossing it was hard to pull away until the last page had been turned. And in the end, all of the details, large and small, were wrapped up neatly. To say I'm impressed is putting it lightly.