"A Knight's Vengeance" is a compelling story of love, medieval wells enemies against each other in a surprising turn of events. As in his previous novel, "Dance of Desire", Catherine Kean has interesting, well developed characters, in exceptional circumstances, their courage, endurance tests are activated and fidelity.
In this case, Lady Elizabeth Brackendale, is the daughter of a wealthy gentleman, Geoffrey de Lanceau, a mischievous knight and hero of the kidnappedCrusades, the plots to kill Elizabeth's father, to avenge his father's death. Despite his engagement to a rich gentleman and controversial report two years by Geoffrey with a beautiful courtesan who can not be denied (at least for a long time) their mutual attraction. Elizabeth has a conflict between two possible outcomes: Saved by his father saved his captors by his miserable army or commitment of his beautiful Captor.
The two lovers are surrounded by arange of interesting, well developed other characters, including a bizarre lady-in-waiting, unable to Elizabeth (but loving) father and best friend, Geoffrey, Dominic, a loyal friend and devoted, with a sense of humor mischievous.
Kean has a rare talent for drawing the reader into the story through the use of the senses. You can almost smell the exotic flowers are good in a water bath of Elizabeth, figs with honey and cinnamon covered, and hear the burp of the suitors that revoltinghis father selected for Elizabeth. The reader is lost in this long ago, far romance and lust. The playful mockery, slight escalation of sexual tension and sensuality to create the perfect level of intimacy that the reader meet more moderate romance. Kean adds an intelligent and passionate voice to the historical novel genre.
Copyright 2007 Leslie Halpern
A Knight's Vengeance
Catherine Kean
ISBN: 978-1-932815-48-1 / ISBN-101-932815-48-1
Publisher: Medallion Press, Inc. (2006)
404 pages, U.S. $ 6.99 / $ 9.99 EUR
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