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Magnificent Medieval Men; A Medieval Romance Boxed Set
Catherine Kean Kathryn Le Veque Anna Markland Laurel O'Donnell
Medieval Mavens (2014)
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Tags: Romance, Love Story, Medieval Romance, Historical Romance, Love Stories, Box Set, Knights, Warriors, Medieval Britian, Medieval England
Catherine Kean - A Knight's Temptation (Knight's #3)
A ruby pendant stands at the center of this tale of disgrace, plotting, redemption, and the reunion of childhood friends.
Aldwin Treynarde is a squire who, in his youth, was banished from home for shooting Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau with a crossbow bolt and nearly killing the man. Later on, Aldwin discovered that he had been set up by the deceitful Baron Sedgewick, who fed him false stories about the lord's wrongdoings. Now, several years later, Lord Geoffrey sends out a call for volunteers to find a stolen, valuable jeweled pendant before it falls into the hands of the Baron and his wife Veronique. Aldwin accepts at once and hopes to make amends to Lord Geoffrey. If he excels in his duty, he hopes he might even be awarded knighthood.
Meanwhile, Lady Leona Ransley and her aging father, who have possession of the pendant, want only to turn it in anonymously and collect the reward money. Under an assumed name, Leona arranges for a secret meeting with Aldwin in a seedy tavern, and, making yet another rash decision, Aldwin decides to kidnap her. She fights furiously against him and finally reveals her true identity: she and he had once been great companions. In fact, Aldwin had nearly caused her death 12 years earlier when they disturbed a bees' nest during a childhood game. By this point, the feckless squire desires his warrior captive more than any woman he has ever met, and he knows he has one last chance to protect her life.
Only by settling the events of their past and fighting side by side will Aldwin and Leona be able to defeat their opponents and surrender to their greatest temptation - love.
Kathryn Le Veque - Lord Of The Shadows
1215 A.D.
The reign of King John means dark days for all of England. Not one man, woman or child lived without fear.
Magnifying this fear is the man they call The Lord of the Shadows - a terrifying figure who sits at the right hand of the King, manipulating the royal moves like a puppet master. The Lord of the Shadows has been known to tear men apart with his bare hands and can, with a snap of his fingers, alter the future of anyone he chooses. The nobility is terrified of him, and for good reason. That is - the nobility that know of his existence.
Lady Sheridan St. James has been drawn into the political arena by her father - having no sons, he bequeaths his power and knowledge to his eldest daughter, a stunningly beautiful and bright creature. Upon his death, Sheridan finds herself at the head of the mighty House of St. James, a major leader in the rebellion against the crown.
During her first visit to London she becomes acquainted with a massive knight who has, in kindness, saved her sister's life. She has no idea Sir Sean de Lara is the man known as The Lord of the Shadows, but even when she is told of his horrible deeds she still cannot not believe it. Sheridan and Sean draw close despite the influence of the horrendous affairs of state sweeping London. All she knows is that he is handsome and kind, and although Sean is well aware of the lady's status, it makes no difference that she is, in perception, his enemy. To Sean, Sheridan is quickly becoming his reason for living - but out of necessity his responsibilities to the king become stronger than his love for Sheridan and he is forced to perform his duties or risk death to them both.
Still, Sean swears to her that his days as the Shadow Lord are numbered even as rival factions cruelly separated them. It soon becomes a test of Sean and Sheridan's love to find each other again in a world which is determined to keep them apart.
Anna Markland - Dance Of Love (Montbryce: The Next Generation #3)
Izzy de Montbryce is given the responsibility of being the new master of Castle Giroux. Even though he suffers terribly from an illness that all but cripples his body, he is looking forward to the responsibility of being in charge and is full of ideas for the necessary changes.
Farah accompanies her protector Georges Giroux on a long journey to his childhood home in Normandy, Castle Giroux, where he wishes to die and be buried. Because Georges had freed Farah's mother from a Harem in Jerusalem, and enabled her and her daughter to be free from the persecution of the other slaves until her death, Farah has agreed to take care of him. Along with a multitude of other goods, Farah has secreted a shamshir - a patterned blade, an instrument of death - a special keepsake from her past. Another reminder from days gone by is one she keeps hidden behind a veil. As a bastard child of a dead king, she has no home and all she has to keep her from starvation is Georges and her incredible ability to dance.
Already experiencing cravings for this woman that's wrecking Izzy's concentration completely, the thought of her dancing is unbearable and knowing she would be living in the same castle excruciating but the decision is made. He must learn to cope.
Laurel O'Donnell - The Lady And The Falconer
Lady Solace Farindale
With her father at war and her stepmother ruling the castle with disinterest, Solace protects her people the best she can. When a neighboring lord lays siege to the castle, a threat on the lady's life is discovered. She turns to a man she can't resist, and puts her trust in a stranger who has captured her heart. Will she discover the secret this man holds before it is too late?
Logan Grey
Tormented by guilt and a tragic past, Logan Grey has gained access to the castle disguised as a falconer. With only revenge on his mind, he has no time for the feisty beauty who has caught his eye. In a twist of fate, and a deadly betrayal, Logan must risk his life for the lady who ignited a passion more perilous than war.
Can love reign in a place where only hate ruled?
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A Knight's Temptation by Catherine Kean
Lord of the Shadows by Kathryn Le Veque
Dance of Love by Anna Markland
The Lady and the Falconer by Laurel O'Donnell
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TITLE PAGE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
PROLOGUE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER ONE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER TWO, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER THREE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER FOUR, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER FIVE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER SIX, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER SEVEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER EIGHT, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER NINE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER TEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER ELEVEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER TWELVE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER THIRTEEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER FOURTEEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER FIFTEEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER SIXTEEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER NINETEEN, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER TWENTY, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE, A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
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LORD OF THE SHADOWS BY KATHRYN LE VEQUE
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TITLE PAGE, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER ONE, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER TWO, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER THREE, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER FOUR, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER FIVE, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER SIX, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER SEVEN, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER EIGHT, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER NINE, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER TEN, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER ELEVEN, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER TWELVE, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER THIRTEEN, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER FOURTEEN, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER FIFTEEN, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER SIXTEEN, LORD OF THE SHADOWS
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DANCE OF LOVE BY ANNA MARKLAND
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TITLE PAGE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER ONE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWO, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER THREE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER FOUR, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER FIVE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER SIX, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER SEVEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER EIGHT, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER NINE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER ELEVEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWELVE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER FOURTEEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER SIXTEEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER NINETEEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER THIRTY, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO, DANCE OF LOVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE, DANCE OF LOVE
EPILOGUE, DANCE OF LOVE
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THE LADY AND THE FALCONER BY LAUREL O'DONNELL
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TITLE PAGE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
PROLOGUE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER ONE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWO, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THREE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER FOUR, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER FIVE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER SIX, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER SEVEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER EIGHT, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER NINE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER ELEVEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWELVE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER FOURTEEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER FIFTEEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER SIXTEEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER NINETEEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
EPILOGUE, THE LADY AND THE FALCONER
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Copyright © 2012 by Catherine Kean
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Dedication: For my father, David Lord. Thank you for sharing your love of history with me.
Acknowledgments: Special thanks to Lisa Ault and Diane Pennea, who gave me lots of great information on allergic reactions to bee stings.
A KNIGHT'S TEMPTATION
Knight’s Series Book 3
A Medieval Romance
Catherine Kean
Moydenshire, England
Summer 1183
“Tie her well. She must not get free.”
Eight-year-old Leona Ransley twisted her hands, bound behind the oak tree. Turning her head against the bark, she tried to catch the attention of her eleven-year-old brother, Warden, busy securing the rope, but the broad tree trunk hid him from view. When he yanked the rope tighter, she fought not to wince.
“Hurry up, Ward.”
Leona glared at the blond boy who’d called to her brother and blew aside a strand of hair loosened from her braid. The boy’s name was Aldwin Treynarde, and he was the son of an earl and a new friend of Ward’s. Aldwin stood a few yards in front of her, brandishing a stick as though it were a knight’s sword, his eyes bright with excitement. How she wished her brother had never met him!
Narrowing her eyes to what she hoped was a threatening squint, she said, “I do not want to play this game. Ward, untie me.” She tugged her arms, hoping to thwart his binding.
“Nay.” Aldwin’s stick pressed into her shoulder. Not hard enough to hurt through the layers of her sage green silk gown and chemise, but to tell her he was in command.
Her bound hands clenched into fists. If she wasn’t tied, she’d slam her fist into his jaw, a perfect punch the way Ward had taught her. Even if Aldwin was the son of a rich earl and her parents had told her to be on her b
est, ladylike behavior today.
“Ward,” she said between her teeth. “Untie—”
“We need a maiden for our game,” Aldwin cut in. “You will stay bound. And you will play your part exactly as I say.” His mouth tilting in a grin, he flicked aside her loose hair with his stick. The whistling sound sent a shiver racing down her spine.
“Stop that,” she bit out.
“Silence, maiden.”
“I do not have to listen to you. Neither does my brother.”
Aldwin laughed as though she’d said something foolish, pivoted away, and rammed his stick at an imaginary foe.
The ropes around her wrists tightened again. “Ward,” she called, but at that moment, Aldwin loosed a triumphant roar, the force of his cry drowning hers. His sword listed toward the ground, suggesting his invisible opponent had collapsed, dead. Yelling again, he waved his sword in the air.
Swallowing the awful taste gathering at the back of her mouth, she realized she’d have to appeal to Ward the moment he came out from behind the tree. After all, he wasn’t close friends with Aldwin. They’d only met that day, when the noble families invited to this riverside keep in Southern Moydenshire had headed into the great hall for the midday feast; the castle was ruled by a friend of her father’s, and the meal was to precede an important meeting of all the lords.
Aldwin and Ward had sat beside each other, and the boys had giggled through the entire meal—most annoying, when, for the first time in as long as Leona could remember, her brother wouldn’t tell her what was so amusing.
When the noblemen had gathered at the lord’s table to discuss matters of estate, and Leona’s mother had gone with the other ladies to tour the rose garden, Leona had slipped outside with Aldwin and Ward to the nearby field. They’d promised she’d be part of their game.
How she’d looked forward to sword fighting with sticks, playing chase in the field near the stream, and skipping stones across the water. Head held high, she’d barely restrained an excited grin. Her whole body longed for the moment when she’d jab Aldwin in the belly with her stick. He’d cry out in shock. His face might even go red with embarrassment, because she’d bested him. She’d prove to him that she might only be eight years old, while he was at least twelve, but she was no helpless girl.