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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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    highlander  historical  medieval  vikings  m-f
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  • 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 Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy

    The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Loch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeeper’s daughter Flora’s remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navy’s Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the laird’s son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed...
  • 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...
  • The Last House in Lambton: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne

    The Last House in Lambton: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Does it ever stop raining in Lambton?Darcy and Bingley depart Netherfield Park, leaving Elizabeth Bennet acutely aware of the monotony of her life. Seeking a reprieve, she volunteers to serve as temporary companion to Mrs. Gardiner’s elderly aunt who lives in Lambton...
  • 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...
  • The Centurion by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Centurion by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to an old-school Le Veque novel! A mighty knight known as The Centurion is the man in control behind a powerful liege with dementia, but when his love for a young woman begins to compromise the stability of the Scottish marches, he must make a choice between love… or peace. Sir Torston de Royans is known on the border as a man of reason, wisdom, and great strength...
    Categorized as:
    highlander  medieval  historical
  • 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:
    highlander  medieval  historical  m-f
  • 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:
    highlander  historical  medieval  length-short  m-f
  • WolfeLord by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeLord by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s William de Wolfe’s (The Wolfe) eldest grandchild and namesake, William “Will” de Wolfe in an unconventional romance that is going to break your heart... and then put the pieces back together again.Welcome to the greatest de Wolfe Pack generation!William “Will” de Wolfe has the weight of the entire de Wolfe empire weighing on him. Perfection is key...
  • BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A super-star knight with a de Wolfe pedigree… and the Scottish rose who saves his life.In the turbulent lands of the English/Scottish border, their love wasn't meant to last.... but no one loves as strongly as a de Wolfe...
  • WolfeStrike by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeStrike by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s a new generation of de Wolfe Pack cubs, carrying on the tradition of their illustrious grandfather. Thomas “Tor” de Wolfe has his hands full with battling women and battling enemies as he tries to secure a border castle for Edward I. Chaos is the name of the game!Tor married, and lost, his wife at a young age...
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    highlander  medieval  historical  length-long
  • 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...
  • The Gunpowder Girl by Tania Crosse

    The Gunpowder Girl by Tania Crosse

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Originally published as Cherrybrook Rose and A Bouquet of Thorns.A GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE AND SELF-SACRIFICE SET ON WILD DARTMOORDartmoor, 1875. Rose Maddiford, beautiful, vivacious and intelligent, could have her pick of men across Dartmoor. But she is in no hurry to marry unless it is for true love — and certainly not while she can help her father manage the Cherrybrook Gunpowder Mills...
  • 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...
  • The Dark Angel by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Dark Angel by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s not often the House of de Velt sees both tragedy and comedy, but when Medieval hippies come to call on the darkest lord of all, Julian de Velt gets caught up in the Medieval mayhem…But he pays a price.Lista de la Mere is a young woman of beauty, sense, and education. Unfortunately, her mother and her aunt don’t have the same sensibilities...
  • WolfeSword: de Wolfe Pack Generations by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeSword: de Wolfe Pack Generations by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's a veritable god of beauty, position, and talent. She's a lady of sweetness, wealth, and compassion. When gorgeous Cassius de Wolfe falls for a plain but sweet lady, the woman who hoped to have his affection doesn't take kindly to it.Cassius has set himself up for retribution of the female kind. As the old saying goes, there's nothing like a woman scorned…Or a de Wolfe protecting his mate...
  • The Railway Girl by Tania Crosse

    The Railway Girl by Tania Crosse

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Originally published as The Wrong Side of Happiness.A STRUGGLE TO FIND LOVE AND HAPPINESS AGAINST THE ODDSDevon, 1887. Life has not been kind to dairymaid Tresca Ladycott. She can’t rely on her flighty farmhand father, Emmanuel, so she relies on herself.Then comes a devastating blow. Tresca is sacked from the dairy and the pair lose their home...
  • Sea of Memories by Fiona Valpy

    Sea of Memories by Fiona Valpy

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets… In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe...
  • Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Scottish Lowlands, Summer 1790 Jamie McKie is determined to return to his ancestral home in Glen Trool and claim his inheritance—a harrowing journey that will test the depth of his courage and the strength of his sword...
  • The Best Is Yet To Be by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Best Is Yet To Be by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The story every Le Veque reader has been waiting for... Paris de Norville (The Wolfe) and Jemma Scott Hage (The Wolfe) find love in their sunset years... with each other?! It seems like an impossible suggestion. Paris and Jemma first met in The Wolfe , in a fiery explosion of temper and taunting - her temper mostly because he was taunting...
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    highlander  medieval  historical
  • Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    SHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE LOVED. HE HAD EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED. BUT COULD SHE FIND THE COURAGE TO TRUST HIM? Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune...
  • The Saint by Monica McCarty

    The Saint by Monica McCarty

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 50 ratings
    Robert the Bruce consolidates lands and loyalty in a bold war for Scotland’s independence, as his elite team of warriors, the Highland Guard, fight for king, country . . . and love.   Magnus MacKay is the ultimate Highlander: tough, proud, able to master any terrain and to best his enemies...
  • Lady Brazen by Scarlett Scott

    Lady Brazen by Scarlett Scott

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lady Philippa Shaw had it all: a husband who was madly in love with her, a sweet baby daughter, and a house in the most exclusive square in London. Until a shocking discovery after her husband’s death revealed her happy life was a lie. Now, his past crimes are returning to haunt her, bringing danger, devastation, and the one man she’s spent the past few years despising...
  • Fair Is the Rose by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Fair Is the Rose by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "The Scottish Lowlands, October 1789. "A""year has come and gone since Jamie McKie fled for his life, arriving at Auchengray in search of sanctuary and a bonny wife. Young Rose McBride, as fair a lass as any in Scotland, dearly loves her handsome cousin--but so does her older sister, Leana...
  • StormWolfe by Kathryn Le Veque

    StormWolfe by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 'little' de Wolfe Brother, Thomas, is no longer little. The de Wolfe cub has become a big, powerful Wolfe all his own... 1290 A.D. - Thomas de Wolfe, commander of Wark Castle, an outpost for Castle Questing, his father's powerful fortress, has come out from the shadow of his mighty father and brothers. Now, they call him StormWolfe for his fearlessness and cunning...
  • The Dark Spawn by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Dark Spawn by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The son of The Dark Lord joins forces with the Executioner Knights to bring you the Medieval Romance you’ve been waiting for. It’s a no-holds barred, dark and passionate romance where the rules don’t apply.Prepare to enter the Darkness...Coleby de Velt is the firstborn son of the notorious Dark Lord, Ajax de Velt...
  • The Red Fury by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Red Fury by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If you loved The Wolfe, Rise of the Defender, and The Dark One: Dark Knight, welcome to the original Le Veque epic Medieval saga of THE RED FURY. England and Scotland collide in this blockbuster tale of revenge, betrayal, hope, and passion. 1233 A.D. - A young woman forced to command her father’s battered Highlander army upon his death...
  • Age of Gods and Mortals by Kathryn Le Veque

    Age of Gods and Mortals by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    A warlord departing for the Third Crusade, his strong-willed wife… and the knight left behind to protect her. At least, that was the plan. It’s an unconventional, unexpected, and completely unapologetic Medieval romance that will sweep you off your feet!At the beginning of the Third Crusade, the French and English Crusading armies assembled in July 1190 at Vezelay...
  • Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston

    Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Le Veque and #1 Amazon Bestselling author Alexa Aston, the Regency Duet you've been waiting for... meet the sensual, handsome, and naughty Sinning Flynns.London will never be the same...Mad King George III shocks Polite Society when he awards Cornish smuggler Sean Flynn, descended from an Irish pirate, an earldom and lands in Cornwall...
  • Highlander of My Heart by Donna Fletcher

    Highlander of My Heart by Donna Fletcher

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She runs from a forced marriage. He runs from lies. They both run from love. "No! Absolutely not! Never! He dictates and drinks until drunk. I’d kill him before our wedding day has ended." Sorrell let’s her step-brother know that she wants no part of the marriage he arranged for her. Unfortunately, the Clan Macardle is in dire straits and this marriage would prove beneficial...
  • Highlander Lord of Fire by Donna Fletcher

    Highlander Lord of Fire by Donna Fletcher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s blind, yet he’s the one who cannot see. Snow might be blind, but it doesn’t stop her from seeing the powerful and fierce Lord of Fire’s true nature. He’s pigheaded, domineering, demanding, and completely frustrating. The few encounters she’s had with him when he’s visited the Clan Macardle did not go well, especially when he threatened her pup, Thaw...
  • WolfeBlade by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeBlade by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Andreas de Wolfe is the second-eldest de Wolfe grandchild. Son of Troy, he has inherited his father’s comely looks, his aggression, and his talent with a sword. The man is born for battle. But he is picky when it comes to women, the reason he’s not yet married. Unfortunately, when he does fall for a woman, Andreas sets himself up for a hell of a situation... and it could cost him everything...
  • Sutton's Scandal by Scarlett Scott

    Sutton's Scandal by Scarlett Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's a battle of wits and wills between a bold East End lady and the icy shop owner she can't resist in this deliciously steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott.Lily Sutton has been running wild for years beneath her siblings’ noses. Born and raised in the rookeries, she is not afraid of anything or anyone...
  • Conspiracy of Silence by Sabrina Flynn

    Conspiracy of Silence by Sabrina Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Atticus Riot is left standing over a corpse holding a smoking gun. And he’s just realized a dead man could get him killed. Four words hold the key to his partner's murder. Four words marking him and everyone he loves for death.Harried and hunted from all sides, Bel and Riot uncover a web of secrets that ensnares them both...
  • The Warrior by Maeve Greyson

    The Warrior by Maeve Greyson

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The seer predicted a union of necessity. A marriage foreseen to save a man’s life and heal a woman’s soul. Death by boredom is the only fate Duncan MacCoinnich fears. Years as a mercenary fed him the adventure he needed, but now the dull routines of his brother’s keep are starving him for excitement...
  • The Quarry Girl by Tania Crosse

    The Quarry Girl by Tania Crosse

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Originally published as A Dream Rides By.August 1883. The future for Ling Southcott, a quarryman’s daughter, seems to be already mapped. Marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Barney, a cluster of children, a life contained to the hamlet of Foggintor Quarry. For Ling, with her sharp, enquiring mind and love of books, it is an accepted, if unwelcome fate...
  • Lady Violet Says I Do by Grace Burrowes

    Lady Violet Says I Do by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lady Violet and Sebastian MacHeath are trying to forge a cordial marriage out of unlikely beginnings. When they are invited to a summer house party, they accept, hoping to make the excursion into a belated wedding journey of sorts–or at least a respite from meddling relatives. No sooner do they arrive, than their host’s ward is accused of petty wrongdoing...
  • Grace in Thine Eyes by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Grace in Thine Eyes by Liz Curtis Higgs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Glen of Loch Trool. Spring 1808. Davina McKie is a bonny lass of seventeen, as clever as they come and a gifted musician. Unable to speak since childhood, she is doted on by her belligerent younger brothers, Will and Sandy, who vow to protect their silent sister...
  • Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque

    Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Never judge a bride by her habit... Nothing speaks more strongly of romance than a woman resigned to facing a life a religious servitude suddenly finding herself with a suitor… and a soulmate. Medieval Historical Romance has never been more surprising, intense, or sexy. In this four-book collection, you’ll discover the good, the very bad, and the passionate of knights and their nunnery brides...
  • Her Dangerous Beast by Scarlett Scott

    Her Dangerous Beast by Scarlett Scott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    A royal prince exiled from his country long ago, Theo St. George forged a new life in London's dark and seedy underworld. As a coldhearted mercenary, he's willing to do anything for a price. But when he accepts a position as bodyguard to a duke in danger, he finds his true opponent in the nobleman's prim and icy sister...
  • Made for the Marquess by Alexa Aston

    Made for the Marquess by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    First sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down...
  • The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Titan Medieval Houses go head to head in this sweeping and poignant Medieval Romance!When the House of de Lohr (Rise of the Defender) and the House of de Velt (The Dark Lord) come together through their children, anything can happen—and anything does!Cassian de Velt came to foster with Christopher de Lohr at a young age...
  • Desired by a Highlander by Donna Fletcher

    Desired by a Highlander by Donna Fletcher

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Will he ever speak the truth to her? And will she ever believe him? Willow is the dependable, sensible sister and, due to her mum’s tutelage, has become a fine healer. She’s on her way home from visiting her sister Sorrell when the small troop escorting her is attacked. She’s taken prisoner and lowered down into a hole in the ground where a male prisoner is being kept...
  • The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes

    The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    She needs his help—almost as much as she needs to get rid of him.Glenna Douglas may be the daughter of a humble crofter, but she dreams of becoming the innkeeper of Glengour Inn, where she has worked for years. Her problems are two-fold: first, she cannot read or write; second, the landlord has chosen a gentleman who has never set foot in Glengour to manage the inn...
  • The Highlander's Lady Knight by Madeline Martin

    The Highlander's Lady Knight by Madeline Martin

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Midsummer Knights Romance: A Tournament World of Chivalry, Intrigue, and Passion Book 2: A Midsummer Knights Romance series. Prequel to my Borderland Rebels seriesShe wants to save her honorLady Isolde Maxwell‘s brother is more inclined to marry her off rather than defend her honor, leaving her to take matters into her own gauntlets...
  • Highland Seduction by Cecelia Mecca

    Highland Seduction by Cecelia Mecca

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    “Bring the priest.” The king’s punishment is swift and sure. Clan MacRob’s second-in-command will wed the sister of his most bitter enemy. Not when another full moon passes, as was King Alexander’s original decree. Instead, Ainsley Shaw will immediately know the consequences of her clansmen’s actions...
  • A Lass of His Own by Cecelia Mecca

    A Lass of His Own by Cecelia Mecca

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    None would dare challenge him.Even Boyd Kerr’s close companion, William Wallace, known for his prowess with a sword, refused to engage the Scotsman.Lady Galia had no such qualms.The countess single-handedly held off an English army clamoring at her gates for months...
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