how to date medieval sculpture

Emily Porter has moved back to Chicago. After getting a divorce from her cheating ex-husband and having to walk away from her dream job, she moved back to Illinois to be closer to her parents while starting over. She found a short-term job at the museum, which could turn into a permanent position. All she has to do is to restore a newly acquired medieval sculpture for an upcoming exhibition.

The stone sculpture is a life-size knight in full armor. As Emily starts to work on the blemishes on the face, she finds herself talking to the sculpture as if it could understand. But when she thought the sculpture was answering her, Emily started to wonder if she was losing her mind. And then, he came to her in her dreams. He told her his name was Sir Griffin de Beauford and that he’d been a knight in the 1400s. He had been turned to stone, cursed by a jealous wizard. And he’d bee stuck like that ever since.

Emily goes back to the museum the next day, even more certain that she is hearing his voice in her head. On a whim, she tries to kiss him, to see if that would break the spell. And magically, it does just that. Griffin comes to life in front of her, and Emily knows that she has to get him out of the museum quickly. She tells her boss she has a family emergency and takes Griffin to her apartment. The only person she tells is her new friend at the museum, Rose, who runs their social media. Emily tries to explain to him about modern life and gets him fed and dressed in new clothes.

As Emily tries to acclimate a medieval knight to present-day Chicago, she finds herself with two big problems. First, she has no way of explaining to the museum what happened to their new, expensive sculpture she was supposed to be restoring. And second, she can’t deny the feelings that she is developing for the handsome knight. But can a relationship work out between a medieval knight and a divorced art restorer? Especially if the art restorer finds herself in prison for art theft?

Her Knight at the Museum is a light-hearted yet spicy romantic comedy about what happens when the past comes to life and steals your heart. This is a fun, fantastical romp with some super hot scenes, told in alternating viewpoints of Emily and Griffin.

While you’re clearly going to have to suspend some disbelief for this one, if you decide to dive in and go with the story, it’s a lot of fun. Griffin’s audition at Medieval Legends was particularly charming. But it does feel like Griffin acclimates to present-day life pretty smoothly, and the romance develops very quickly. It’s fun, it’s hot, but there are holes in the story. I still enjoyed Her Knight at the Museum though. It’s a sweet, light-hearted modern-day fairy tale.

Egalleys for Her Knight at the Museum were provided by Berkley through NetGalley, with many thanks.