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  • A Time Of End by Kathryn Le Veque

    A Time Of End by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Executioner Knights are back! Alexander de Sherrington seeks to marry a daughter of the great Christopher de Lohr (Rise of the Defender). But not if King John has anything to say about it! 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...
  • The Leviathan: The Blackchurch Guild: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Leviathan: The Blackchurch Guild: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Welcome to Book One in the exciting and diverse new series, The Blackchurch Guild: The Shadow Knights.Medieval England’s most elite training guild.The Blackchurch Guild is an elite knight training school. Men, and even women, are accepted into the program if they prove themselves worthy. Different from most training arenas in England, candidates don’t have to be from wealthy families...
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    medieval  m-f  historical  highlander  vikings
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  • The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester

    The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan comes an unforgettable historical novel about a secret collection of Dior gowns that ties back to the first female pilots of WWII and a heartbreaking story of love and sacrifice.England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn...
  • Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

    Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Bertie returns to London from several weeks in Cannes spent in the company of his Aunt Dahlia Travers and her daughter Angela...
  • WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Magnus de Wolfe, who takes after his Viking forefathers, has his story told in a unique and powerful way. The story of a love nearly lost… but for an angel. Paternal grandson of England's greatest knight, son of the man known as Nighthawk, and grandson on his mother's side of a Norse king, Magnus de Wolfe has the blood of elite and royal warriors flowing through his veins...
  • Dark Warrior by Kathryn Le Veque

    Dark Warrior by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s the Dark Knight’s wild son, Cortland “Cort” de Russe in an adventure that could see him executed for treason. March Medieval Madness has arrived! 1518 A.D. – As a decorated knight for Henry VIII, Cort is sent to Ireland to assist the Earls of Kildare in ruling The Pale, the only strip of Ireland that the English ruled uncontested in the whole country...
  • The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett

    The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  mystery  historical  length-long
  • The Splendid Hour by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Splendid Hour by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    It's Christopher de Lohr's bastard son, Peter, in a tale that could change the stars of the House of de Lohr forever...When religion and politics don't meet, it's an explosion that could tear the Executioner Knights—and England—apart forever...Peter de Lohr is the illegitimate son of the greatest knight in the realm, though he has been accepted by his father. Not only accepted—embraced...
  • WolfeBorn: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeBorn: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Patrick de Wolfe’s (Nighthawk) youngest son, Titus, is front and center in this rip-roaring Medieval Romance that will have you on the edge of your seat!When a de Wolfe mates, he mates for life. And when he falls for a woman, he falls harder than most. But when a scorned woman is involved, anything can happen…And usually does...
  • The Black Dragon by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Black Dragon by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get ready for another passionate adventure from the Executioner Knights universe. It’s a battle for true love in this stunning and diverse Medieval epic set in Plantagenet England.Welcome to the world of THE BLACK DRAGON!Addax al-Kort was not born in England...
  • Master of the Dawn: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Master of the Dawn: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A flashy knight with a scandalous reputation and a much-pursued heiress find themselves tangled up in an unconventional love story.But all is not as it seems.Will hidden secrets destroy everything?1195 A.D. - Sir Galen Burleson (from Guardian of Darkness) has a love ‘em and leave ‘em reputation. Enormous and powerful, he is the captain of the army at Hexham Castle...
  • Of Mortal Fury: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Of Mortal Fury: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Morgan de Wolfe, commander of Richmond Castle, is called by his liege Caius d’Avignon (Winter of Solace) into the full-fledged world of the Executioner Knights to go deep under cover, a de Wolfe becomes a Wolfe in sheep’s clothing for the sake of William Marshal and his spy ring...
  • A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    A man dwelling in darkness...Lord Julian Caldicott has come home from the war in ragged health and with a reputation in tatters. All he wants is to recuperate in private without bringing any further scandal on the family’s good name...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  m-f  historical  regency  war  suspense  length-medium
  • Starless by Kathryn Le Veque

    Starless by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You met Achilles and Susanna in Book Two of the Executioner Knights series – and sparks flew! Now, read their endearing and touching love story in ‘Starless’! The third Executioner Knight is 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...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  m-f  highlander  historical
  • Lord of the Sky by Kathryn Le Veque

    Lord of the Sky by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    1217 A. D. – Executioner Knight Kevin de Lara finally has his moment to shine.Kevin breaks out from under his powerful brother's shadow (Sean de Lara from Lord of the Shadows) and becomes a great knight on his own. But there's just one problem... the woman he loves may very well cause his downfall..
  • The Black Storm by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Black Storm by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A powerful knight who has served two kings becomes a tournament champion, but will a meddlesome woman and a wicked opponent bring him the greatest defeat of his life?Will the lady he loves with his entire being slip through his fingers?Ridge de Reyne (from The Red Fury) served both Henry III and Alexander, King of Scotland, but royal appointments were ultimately not the life he wanted...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  m-f  historical  highlander  length-short
  • Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’s just trying to start a new life for herself. If only it wasn’t so hard… It’s not as though there are a lot of options for a woman with barely two pennies to rub together.At least not in 1884.Or in the small town where she’s settled.Or anywhere else.It’s even harder when her past keeps coming back to haunt her. Aileen has tried putting it behind her. Truly she has...
  • The Mountain Dark by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Mountain Dark by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Executioner Knights are back, now with one of their own falling in love with a Welsh princess who holds the key to a renewed rebellion. Will love win out over his sense of duty? Kress de Rhydian is a man on a mission...
  • Winter of Solace by Kathryn Le Veque

    Winter of Solace by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Caius d'Avignon, the knight known as The Britannia Viper, finds himself on the opposite side of William Marshal... and the Executioner Knights are caught in the middle... Welcome to another Executioner Knights' tale! When Caius d’Avignon is sent north at the request of a cousin of William Marshal to help in a dispute between neighbors, Caius couldn’t have imagined how his life would change...
  • Taken to the Grave by Cara Devlin

    Taken to the Grave by Cara Devlin

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series comes to a thrilling conclusion in the seventh and final book, Taken to the Grave.As Audrey Sinclair reaches the end of her mourning period, she and Hugh Marsden, the Viscount Neatham, are at long last looking toward their future together — and hoping for a respite from the dangerous criminal investigations they’ve found themselves entrenched in...
  • A Singular Woman by Sarah F. Noel

    A Singular Woman by Sarah F. Noel

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Wolf had hoped he could put his thief-taking life behind him when he unexpectedly inherited an earldom. Wolf, the new Earl of Pembroke, against his better judgment, finds himself sucked back into another investigation. He knows better than to think he can keep Tabitha out of it...
  • Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris

    Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The “rich period detail [and] riveting action”* C.S. Harris delivers in her Sebastian St. Cyr mystery series reaches new heights as the aristocratic sleuth navigates dangerous political waters to bring a murderer to justice…   Regency London: July 1812.  How do you set about solving a murder no one can reveal has been committed? That’s the challenge confronting C.S...
  • WolfeBite: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeBite: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Leonidas de Wolfe is the son of a diplomat… but every inch the grandson of William de Wolfe.Beware of the wolfe BITE in the ultimate enemies-to-lovers romantic tale!As the son of Edward de Wolfe, Henry III and Edward I’s greatest diplomat, Leonidas has been in the heart of England’s politics since the beginning of his career...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  m-f  ancient times  historical
  • What Remains of Heaven by C.S. Harris

    What Remains of Heaven by C.S. Harris

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The latest request for help from Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin--from the Archbishop of Canterbury, no less--is undeniably intriguing: The bodies of two men have been found in an ancient crypt, their violent deaths separated by decades. One is the Bishop of London, the elderly Archbishop's favored but controversial successor...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  m-f  historical  suspense  regency  length-medium
  • Nature of the Crime by Cara Devlin

    Nature of the Crime by Cara Devlin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series continues in January 2024 with the sixth Audrey Sinclair and Hugh Marsden investigation...When a fellow passenger is found dead on Audrey’s packet ship from France, a mysterious note on the body points to her as the killer...
  • Irresistible by Darcy Burke

    Irresistible by Darcy Burke

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jessamine Goodfellow has spent six Seasons avoiding the parson’s trap, and spinsterhood is finally within her grasp. A brilliant scholar, she longs for adventure and new experiences, things her family frowns upon. Presented with the opportunity to use her puzzle-solving talent on a secret mission for the Foreign Office, Jess eagerly accepts...
  • Dead Beside The Thames by Stephanie Laurens

    Dead Beside The Thames by Stephanie Laurens

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    #1 NYT-bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a confounding case that sees her favorite sleuths acting to save a friend wrongly accused of murder.When a detested viscount is found murdered by the banks of the Thames and Charlie Hastings becomes the prime suspect, Barnaby and Penelope Adair join forces with Stokes to discover the real story behind the unexpected killing...
  • Miss Devoted by Grace Burrowes

    Miss Devoted by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Psyche Fremont has known two constants in life: Her passion for her art, and society’s determination to ignore her talent. She isn’t looking for anything other than a handsome model when she crosses paths with Michael Delancey, and he’s only interested in making a few discreet coins lounging about in the altogether...
  • An Infamous Betrayal by Lynn Messina

    An Infamous Betrayal by Lynn Messina

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Having solved the two murders that somehow fell in her path, Beatrice Hyde-Clare is on the lookout for a third. Through a absurd quirk of stupid fate, the shy spinster has fallen in love with the thoroughly unattainable Duke of Kesgrave and is desperate for something, anything, to occupy her mind. A dead body would do nicely...
  • Miss Dignified by Grace Burrowes

    Miss Dignified by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lydia Lovelace has taken the housekeeper’s post in the London home of Captain Dylan Powell. The captain is short on charm, but he’s known for his rapport with, and support of, former soldiers trying to make a peacetime life in London...
  • The Obsessions of Lord Godfrey Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens

    The Obsessions of Lord Godfrey Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens concludes the tales of the Cavanaugh siblings with the riveting story of the youngest brother and his search for a family of his own...
  • While Angels Slept by Kathryn Le Veque

    While Angels Slept by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    1139 A.D. – When her husband perishes in a skirmish, the Lady Cantia du Bexley Penden is distraught. Her husband was assisting the mighty Viscount Winterton in the battle for the throne between Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois, caught, like most men, in a vicious struggle for the rightful ruler of England...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  m-f  historical  abduction  length-medium
  • Lady Violet Attends a Wedding by Grace Burrowes

    Lady Violet Attends a Wedding by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lady Violet Belmaine is just finding her balance as a widow who has recently put off mourning when she’s summoned to the family seat to celebrate a sibling’s wedding. Hugh St. Sevier’s escort makes the journey somewhat bearable, while Sebastian MacHeath’s presence among the guests is a more dubious blessing...
  • The Gorgon by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Gorgon by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Year of our Lord 1235 A.D., Dorset, England An epic Medieval romance written in the same old-world vein as 'Ivanhoe', this is a tremendously powerful story of Sir Bose de Moray and the Lady Summer du Bonne. Bose was the Captain of the Guard for King Henry III until Bose's wife's untimely death in childbirth...
  • Beast: Great Bloodlines Converge by Kathryn Le Veque

    Beast: Great Bloodlines Converge by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The blood lines of seven great houses come together in the greatest knight of them all. Prepare yourself for the BEAST. Editorial reviews: "This is truly vintage Le Veque. This is the type of book that put her in the forefront of Medieval Romance writers. There is love, romance, political intrigue, knights fighting, knights drinking and laughing, a king that will grow up right in front of you...
  • Fragments Of Grace by Kathryn Le Veque

    Fragments Of Grace by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1291 A.D. Keir St. Hever is a powerful garrison commander for Lord Coverdale on the border of the Cumbrian vales. Whilst attending battle, he receives word that his own castle is under attack. Keir returns to Pendragon Castle to discover that his wife and daughter have been murdered, and his young son is missing. So begins Keir’s descent into hell and despair...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  m-f  historical  length-medium
  • Crouchback by Sarah Woodbury

    Crouchback by Sarah Woodbury

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **Crouchback is a medieval word derived from crossed-back and indicates participation in a Crusade** April 1284. As a newly widowed lady-in-waiting to the very pregnant Queen Eleanor of England, Catrin never expected to return to Wales again...
  • When a Highlander Vows: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Maddie MacKenna

    When a Highlander Vows: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Maddie MacKenna

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How can he protect her from his own desires?With her eyesight gradually getting worse, Caitlin McLennan has few people she can trust. When she learns that her brother’s ship sank, she is now all alone in the world. Until the Laird of her clan appears on her doorstep, demanding that she comes with him to his castle.Laird Lucas has a vow to fulfill: protect his dead best friend’s sister...
  • Highlander’s Twisted Love: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Lydia Kendall

    Highlander’s Twisted Love: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Lydia Kendall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every monster has an obsession…She is his.On the betrothal feast of her younger sister, Willow gets abducted while protecting her family. And the man who took her is the most dangerous Laird of all…The so-called Laird in the North.Laird Scott needs to show that his clan is not to be trifled with...
  • The Bride He Stole by Jayne Castel

    The Bride He Stole by Jayne Castel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    He stole her to hurt his enemy. He never planned to fall for her. A vengeful warrior abducts the proud daughter of the man who murdered his father—only to discover she is his soulmate. Vengeance and epic love collide on Medieval Isle of Mull.Jack Maclean wants revenge against the man who butchered his father...
  • The Vanished Days (Scottish) by Susanna Kearsley

    The Vanished Days (Scottish) by Susanna Kearsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley comes a historical tale of intrigue and revolution in Scotland, where the exile of King James brought plots, machinations, suspicion and untold bravery to light. An investigation of a young widow's secrets by a man who's far from objective, leads to a multi-layered tale of adventure, endurance, romance...and the courage to hope...
  • Miss Dauntless by Grace Burrowes

    Miss Dauntless by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Matilda Merridew, former hoyden of the first water, finds herself widowed, weary, and in want of coin. Along comes Marcus, Lord Tremont, with an interesting–and decent–proposition. Tremont will provide Matilda a handsome salary and keep a commodious roof over her head if she will relieve him of the burden of managing a houseful of unruly former soldiers...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  m-f  historical  regency  military  war  length-medium
  • The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick

    The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ireland, 1160Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit, King of Leinster, is brutally deposed, and her family is forced to flee Southern Ireland into English exile. Diarmit seeks help from King Henry II, an alliance that leads him to the charismatic Richard de Clare, lord of Striguil, a man dissatisfied with his lot and open to new horizons...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  m-f  military  historical  length-long
  • In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley

    In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The unforgettable Margaret of Ashbury returns in the second book of the trilogy that began with A Vision of Light . Margaret, a resourceful midwife, is living with the insufferable relatives of her third husband, Gilbert de Vilers, known as Gregory. She is carving out a life for herself and her daughters despite the hostility and greed of her in-laws...
  • Lady Violet Investigates by Grace Burrowes

    Lady Violet Investigates by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Lady Violet Belmaine emerges from two years of mourning less than enthusiastic about resuming her place in Polite Society. She’s talked into attending a country house party by her French physician friend, Hugh St. Sevier, only to find that the house party guests are preyed upon by a mysterious thief.Among the guests is Sebastian MacHeath, Marquess of Dunkeld...
  • Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin

    Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Combining the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of medieval fiction, New York Times' bestselling author Ariana Franklin returns with the third title in the Mistress of the Art of Death series. England, 1176. Beautiful, tranquil Glastonbury Abbey—one of England's holiest sites, and believed by some to be King Arthur's sacred Isle of Avalon—has been burned almost to the ground...
  • A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin

    A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Adelia is back in this thrilling fourth installment of the Mistress of the Art of Death series. In 1176, King Henry II sends his daughter Joanna to Palermo to marry his cousin, the king of Sicily. Henry chooses Adelia Aguilar, his Mistress of the Art of Death, to travel with the princess and safeguard her health...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  medieval  historical  length-long
  • Murder at King’s Crossing by Andrea Penrose

    Murder at King’s Crossing by Andrea Penrose

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    For fans of Miss Scarlet and the Duke and Bridgerton—a masterfully plotted mystery that combines engaging protagonists with rich historical detail and “an unusually rich look at Regency life,” (Publishers Weekly), plus a touch of romance that readers of Amanda Quick and Deanna Raybourn will savor...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  m-f  regency  suspense  historical  length-medium
  • Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang, Vol.2 by Feng Nong

    Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang, Vol.2 by Feng Nong

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Bai Pingting has always been unable to believe the saying "a woman's virture is ignorance". She is a maid of Jing Anwang, but she lives even better than some wealthly women. She is also wiser than most men and she hopes for a higher intellect. Even if that man is an enemy, both are full of lies and conspiracies. She is not fond of that man...
  • Lord of the Shadows by Kathryn Le Veque, Andy A. Bufalo

    Lord of the Shadows by Kathryn Le Veque, Andy A. Bufalo

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The year is 1215 A.D., and 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...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  m-f  historical
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