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A Knight's Reward
Catherine Kean
Medallion Press
April 2008
ISBN#: 9781932815993
Historical
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Synopsis:
Assaulted and injured by her abusive and murderous husband Ryle, Gisela Anne
Balewyne flees with her small son, Ewan. Hiding from Ryle, and working as a
tailor in the town of Clovebury, Gisela struggles to save enough money to
move north and start a new life. With her latest commission from rich French
merchant Crenardieu—sewing garments from luxurious blue silk—she will
finally be able to leave and be free of Ryle forever.
All goes well until Dominic de Terre, back several years from the Crusade,
accepts his lord de Lanceau's mission to find out who has stolen de
Lanceau's cloth shipment, worth a fortune.
For Dominic is the father of her son, although he does not know it. And
although they discover neither her love, nor his, has ever died, she still
cannot tell him the truth. Not yet. Tragically, however, Gisela waits too
long.
Dominic discovers not only that Gisela has lied to him about the stolen
silks, and has concealed them in her shop, he learns Ewan is his
illegitimate son. She has betrayed his trust not once, but twice, and Gisela
expects him to arrest her and take Ewan away.
Crenardieu's thugs, however, reach Dominic first, and Gisela realizes there
is only one way to save his life. She must go to de Lanceau, admit her
crimes, and convince him to let her help him save Dominic. And then she must
confront Ryle, the dragon of her nightmares ..
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SRR GRADE: A
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A Knight’s Reward by Catherine Kean is a terrific medieval romance!
I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. I read it in one day and it
certainly isn’t going to be the last time that I’ll pick up this riveting
book. Whether or not you are a fan of medieval romances, A Knight’s
Reward will surely please any romance reader!
Gisela Anne Balewyne has escaped from her abusive husband and found safety
working as a tailor in the small town of Clovebury with her young son. She
is a strong heroine who wants nothing more than to be far away from her
husband. She is constantly on guard of everything around her and on day
while she is at the market, she realizes someone is following her.
Dominic de Terre is a Knight recently returned from the Crusades. He is now
on a mission to recover stolen silk that is very valuable. While trying to
find out information about the missing still, he spies his once love,
Gisela. As he approaches her, he realizes that she’s trying to out maneuver
him.
When Dominic finally reaches Gisela, he knows that the years that they spent
apart from each other haven’t been kind to her. There are many secrets she
harbors and some are very deadly. Aside from the danger that she is in,
there is still an attraction and with that, a deep seeded love between
them. Gisela and Dominic are going to have to fight for their happily ever
after.
A Knight’s Reward by Catherine Kean was just a fantastic read. I
loved the characters, the setting and most of all - the romance. I can’t
wait to read more from this talented author.
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~Reviewed by Julie
Kornhausl
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A Knight's Reward (Knight's series)
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