A Time of End
Kathryn Le Veque
Medieval Romance

Alexander de Sherrington, the man affectionately referred to as ‘Sherry’ by his friends, is off on the greatest adventure of his life… and his target is Lady Christin de Lohr.

Lovely and vivacious, Christin is as head-strong as her mother but born with her father’s innate sense of politics. She fostered in the finest homes and proved herself to be smart, intuitive, and calm under pressure. Unbeknownst to her father, William Marshal recruited Christin into his network of spies and even as she serves a de Lohr ally, the House of de Winter, as a lady in waiting for Lady de Winter, she completes missions at the Marshal’s directive.

Enter Alexander de Sherrington.

Uncaged Review: Kathryn Le Veque is a master at medieval romance and even though you can read these books as standalones, I tend to read series in order because of my attachment to the characters. As I get to know the main characters in each book, I’m also getting to know some of the secondary characters that will get their own story and the ones from previous books that come back as a supporting cast. This is something that attracts me to a series and keeps me coming back for more. This book centers on Sherry, one of the executioner knights that likes to work alone but could be one of the deadliest of the group and Christin, the eldest daughter of Christopher de Lohr. Unknown to Christopher, his daughter has been an agent for William Marshal for 2 years, and she is known as The Ghost.

This is probably one of the funniest books I’ve read from this author and there were a couple times I laughed out loud and I actually stayed up way past normal, having to get to the end. Action, danger and a corrupt King round out this group, along with the returning characters and Alexander de Sherrington and Christin will have to battle their way to their HEA in more ways than one, and it’s a great time getting there. This book deserves more than 5 Stars. Reviewed by Cyrene

5 Stars

Starless
Kathryn Le Veque
Medieval Historical Romance

These Executioner Knights are in for a world of trouble…

Achilles de Dere is a stubborn knight prone to fighting – anywhere, anytime. If there is a punch to be thrown, it’s usually from Achilles. When he first met Susanna de Tiegh, the sparks flew – and not in a good way. Susanna, an accomplished warrior in her own right and an agent for William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, refused to take Achilles’ bullying behavior. Friends feared they would kill one another.

But an abject hatred of each other soon turned into something else.

Now, Susanna is all Achilles can think of, even as he goes about his duties for William Marshal. When Susanna discovers that her own brother is involved in a plot against the king, Achilles is sent to help her get to the bottom of the plot. Before he can get to the woman he calls “Sparks”, however, Susanna’s brother realizes she is on to him and sells her off to one of the crown’s greatest enemies to silence her.

Achilles is determined to help the woman warrior who started off as a thorn in his side, but has now become the very air he breathes. It’s a race against time to not only save Susanna, but to stop the plot that threatens to destroy the very fabric of England herself. As Achilles once said to Susanna, without her in his life, his days are wrought with misery and his nights are Starless…

Uncaged Review: This book focuses on the third of the Unholy Trinity, Achilles along with the warrior woman we met in Mountain Dark, Susanna. Susanna is a warrior herself, trained at the prestigious Blackchurch and also an agent for William Marshal, and when they first met, there was a lot of animosity between them, even to the point of them physically fighting. But after Susanna is wounded in a skirmish, Achilles dotes on her and takes care of her…and we see the tides changing in how he feels about her. This is not a drawn out love affair, within the first ¼ of the book, they are together. But Achilles and Alexander leave Susanna with her brother Samuel at his keep to heal and promises to return for her. But Susanna learns the dire truth of what has happened in the time she’s been away, and it’s not good.

This book is full of action, a great romance for the ages, and the danger that threatens not only Achilles and Susanna, but Samuel and Alexander as well. The meaning of the title is perfect for this book and the epilogue wraps it up beautifully.
Reviewed by Cyrene

5 Stars

The Mountain Dark
Kathryn Le Veque
Medieval Romance

Will love win out over his sense of duty?

Kress de Rhydian is a man on a mission.

The second Executioner Knight is given a very important directive –William Marshal is determined to make a match between a Welsh princess and a great marcher lord. With King John having recently married his daughter to the last Prince of Gwynedd, the Marshal seeks to balance that power with a strategic marriage of his own. Kress is tasked with protecting the Welsh princess, no matter what the cost, until she can reach her destination.

The cost may be his soul.

Cadelyn of Vendotia is the daughter of two powerful royal bloodlines. Having been raised in the house of the Earls of Arundel, she is more English than Welsh, and she has no desire to be part of a political marriage. An educated woman with a penchant for naughty poetry, Cadelyn is one of the last full-blooded Welsh princesses and a very valuable commodity. But there is a complication – the princess falls in love with Kress along the way, and in spite of himself, Kress cannot deny his growing feelings for her.

But there is a rebellion afoot, one tied to her betrothed. A group calling themselves the Rebels of Rhos, led by Cadelyn’s long-lost mother, is determined to use Cadelyn to feed their cause. They have promised lands and wealth to the greedy brothers of Cadelyn’s betrothed in exchange for their support of the rebellion, one that neither William Marshal – nor Kress – have any idea about. They will be taking Cadelyn straight into a firestorm if she makes it to Wales, and the center of this storm is a place called Mynydd Twywll (Mountain Dark). It is the heart of the rebellion.

When the terrible plans for Cadelyn finally become known, it is nearly too late to save her, but Kress and her escort give it a valiant try. When reinforcements arrive from an unexpected source, Kress risks his life to take Cadelyn to safety.

Will his sense of duty and his loyalty to England win out? Or will the love of a Welsh princess be his downfall?

Uncaged Review: In this book about the Executioner Knights, Kress along with Achilles and Alexander are tasked with taking Cadelyn, a pure Welsh princess to the Paladin, the de Shera stronghold to be wed to the Earl, Tatius. Mountain Dark is a Fortress in Wales, the match made to secure an alliance and to balance power in the region. But Cadelyn has been raised English, and has no knowledge of the Welsh people, only that she’s been protected by William Marshall her whole life. The Knights have been tasked with securing her protection until the marriage has been secured. What they didn’t count on, was the emotions she brings up with Kress.

This book has action, suspense, betrayal and dark secrets, and last but not least – love, all the ingredients for a Le Veque novel, and it will keep the reader flipping pages to find out what happens next. This book captivated me from the very beginning and held my attention throughout the book. If you like medieval romance, you can’t go wrong with this author. Amazing read.
Reviewed by Cyrene

5 Stars