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Lady Elizabeth Brackendale’s is betrothed to Baron Sedgewick of Avenley. However, she’d rather not be. Elizabeth finds the Baron to be disgusting. Her father insists that the marriage will bring more land and power to the Brackendale name and more protection from the man who’s sworn vengeance against their family. However, Elizabeth dreams of freedom and a marriage of love – not life with the lecherous Baron.
Goeffrey de Lanceau is a knight through and through, toughened by battle and a hatred that eats at the very core of his heart. After witnessing his father’s death when he was a just a boy, Goeffrey swore he’d avenge the unspeakable act and clear his sire’s sullied name in the process. His father had been labeled a traitor, his lands and his life taken from him prematurely - but Geoffrey knows that the charges against him could not possibly have been true. He’s determined to gain back the properties at Wode and clear the de Lanceau name once and for all.
When Elizabeth and Goeffrey meet quite by accident at the market, attraction is immediate. And, after realizing that the lovely maiden that he’d saved from being run down by a wagon was actually the daughter of his nemesis, Goeffrey sets plans in motion to abduct Elizabeth.
What follows is a rollicking romp as Geoffrey kidnaps the stubborn Elizabeth, and they begin their battle of wits. Along the way, passions flare, hidden secrets are revealed, and the two realize that things are not always what they appear to be.
Catherine Kean has created yet another medieval masterpiece in A KNIGHT’S VENGEANCE. After reading her debut novel, DANCE OF DESIRE, I was sure that Kean would quickly become an author of note in the medieval romance genre, and she’s proven herself yet again with A KNIGHT’S VENGEANCE. With characters that pop, a plot that holds hidden twists and turns, and an authentic medieval setting, Kean’s newest novel is sure to delight readers of historical romance.
Reviewed by Janean Nusz
for The Road to Romance
September 12, 2006
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