George and the Virgin
Love Spell, June, 2002.
Paperback, 349 pages.
ISBN: 0505524899
Subgenre: Time Travel
George is at the top of his profession. Known as
St. George the Dragonslayer, he's worked
his way to the top of the professional wrestling world,
and is famous and wealthy. Against his better judgment,
one evening he allows his artsy sister to put him into
a hypnotic trance. He's immediately transported back to
medieval England, to a village named Markesew.
The villagers explain to George that a hungry dragon lives
on a nearby island, and that the dragon demands a
virgin as a sacrifice once a year -- the terrified girls
are rounded up and fed to the beast, keeping the village
safe for another year. Believing that he is in a hypnotic
trance and that this is all part of his exploration of his
psyche, George accepts the challenge to defeat the dragon
and rescue the virgin. He makes his way to the
island castle, where he meets Alizon, the mysterious mistress
of the island. When he declares his intent to kill the dragon
and set her free, Alizon seems less than thrilled. Determined
to find out what secret she is hiding, George sets out
to charm Alizon and to figure out how he is supposed
to kill the dragon which seems all too real.
George and the Virgin is a funny and sexy romance, which has a professional wrestler (think The Rock) as the hero. George is a decent guy who is convinced none of the adventure is real -- and his psychoanalysis of what it all must mean is truly hilarious. Alizon is a feisty and determined heroine who is anything but a shy, medieval miss, and her interactions with the strange knight from the future are very entertaining. This is a lighthearted and funny story that is sure to put a smile on your face.
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This review was published in the September, 2002 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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