Résultats pour "Knights" dans Historique

Sweeping and sensual, A Knight's Vengeance is a medieval historical romance about vengeance and forbidden desire, a bitter lord bent on justice, and the enemy's daughter he takes captive—only to find her impossible to hate. Will he sacrifice everything to avenge a wrongful death…even the love of a lifetime? England, 1192. Geoffrey de Lanceau burns for revenge. Refusing to believe his slain father died a traitor, the embittered lord vows to see justice done, no matter how dishonorable the path.

Fionna's only hope to save her family lies across the Irish Sea. As a warrior princess of Ulster, the rival clan holding her father and sister for ransom knows she'll pay any price to get them back. But even she couldn't predict the task set before her - to steal a faerie sword from a king. The Kingdom of Caerleon is dying under Morgan le Fay's dark magic. Her vengeful curse has locked Excalibur in its scabbard, placing Arthur Pendragon's kingship in jeopardy. Now Arthur and his sword brothers have one hope. The fifth knight. The one foretold by Merlin who will break the curse.

Lord Edmund Knight has dedicated his life to rescuing unfortunates and prostitutes which he refers to as his doves. One of his rescues comes with more baggage than he bargained for, and he is forced to hide her at his brother's estate in far away Devonshire. Lady Isabella Hartmere was ruthlessly placed up for auction by her father to settle gaming debts, but is miraculously rescued by a vicar in the nick of time. As her father becomes desperate to find her, the situation becomes more dangerous by the minute.

When English troops threaten Lady Christiane MacGillean's beloved castle, she has no choice but to set it ablaze - and with it, the ancient treasure hidden there. Escaping into the Highland hills, she is quickly captured, taken south, and caged by the English king. Outraged by the lady's treatment, Sir Gavin Faulkener bargains for her life - and suddenly finds himself not only guardian of her castle, but wedded to her as well.

The year is 1311, and the battle for Scotland's independence rages on.... Stripped of his lands by the English king who killed his father, James Douglas will do whatever it takes to see his clan's honor and fortune restored. The ambitious young knight, whose dark visage, powerful stature, and ferocity in battle has earned him the epithet "the Black," knows he must use fear, force, and intimidation to defeat the English, put Robert the Bruce on Scotland's throne, and restore the honor of the Douglas name. Nothing and no one will get in his way. 

Sir Chanse de Bremont is determined to halt the wedding that will upset the tenuous balance of power between England and Scotland. He can think of only one way to do so - take the bride captive. But the willful if beautiful lady is nothing like he thought and more than he could’ve imagined.

Sir Braden de Bremont guards his secret gift, keeping others at arm's length, trusting no one outside of his family. When he's injured during a mission in Berwick, Scotland, he's forced to remain until he heals, while protecting a lady from a powerful lord determined to kill her family as a warning to others with English ties. Lady Ilisa Douglas is haunted by the terrible events she witnessed during the attack on Berwick when thousands were killed.

In 1066, the Normans brutally defeated the Saxons and William the Conqueror was crowned the King of England. Even though their country now belonged to William, the Saxons continued to rebel against his rule. But they were no match for the seasoned Norman knights who ruthlessly put down the rebellions. Against his wishes, Calder Wyndym, one of the king’s most valued knights, becomes Overlord of a small village in the North.

Lady Sophia struggles to gather the pieces of her life after the devastating attack on Berwick, Scotland, that tore her world apart. Now head of her family, she does all she can to keep them safe and help the people of her city regain what they lost. The arrival of an English knight raises her distrust, especially when he suspects her of stirring unrest.

Beorn Wyndym is more than ready to don his armour and pick up his broadsword once again, this time to help protect the Pope from King Henry V. Until that challenge comes in the form of a beautiful gypsy that completely enchants and captivates him. Struggling to deny his feelings for her, Beorn finds himself fighting a losing battle where she is concerned. If he survives his adversaries, will Beorn have the courage to let the spirited gypsy into his heart? Or will he turn her away and settle for a life that is as barren and bleak as the winter landscape that surrounds them?

Elizabeth Smith was good at taking charge. Fixing what she believed was wrong with the world. And then she met a lazy knight with no desire to better himself. Before the rakes of the regency period, there was Robert Thornton, Lord Highworth. Content to spend his days drinking, wenching, and hunting, Robert cared not what happened in the world around him. Let his brothers see to war and fighting. Perhaps if he drank enough he could forget the faces of the dead. When Robert offers the strange lass up as the wager, Elizabeth vows to hate him forever.

An unexpected trip to London was supposed to be the perfect distraction from Anna's stress-filled life. Minding her own business, Anna Waters winds up hopelessly lost and finds herself locked in the infamous Tower of London. Searching for a way out, she stumbles over an antique locket with half the picture missing. Lightning strikes, and when Anna wakes, she's still in the tower... 700 years in the past.

Rowley Knight, Duke of Knighton, is too busy being a duke to bother with such nonsense as love. With three heirs, he is in no hurry whatsoever to succumb to the lures of the leg-shackles. He is content managing his siblings and estates, and avoiding society whenever possible. If he can only find someone to manage his young sister, life can go back to its proper order.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Discover the majesty, danger, and honor of medieval Poland. When the young and impetuous knight Zbyszko of Bogdaniec meets the beautiful Danusia, he swears eternal loyalty to her and vows to tear three peacock plumes from the helmets of the feared...

A rake and an independent female find themselves tangled in the web of a marriage of convenience.... 

This title is narrated by virtual voice. A stolen moment… …to reunite them! Since her mischief-making childhood with Robbie Danby, Rowenna has curbed her impetuous nature and become a lady. When she meets Robbie again in York, he’s close to claiming his knighthood. Their newly awakened...

This third volume in The Lymond Chronicles, the highly renowned series of historical novels takes place in 1551, when Francis Crawford of Lymond is dispatched to embattled Malta, to assist the Knights of Hospitallers in defending the island against the Turks. But shortly the swordsman and...

Sweeping and sensual, A Knight's Persuasion is a medieval historical romance featuring a knight and the woman he nearly wed, a deadly plot against his father's house, and an amnesia that leaves her unsure whether he's her lost love or her killer. When Edouard de Lanceau—son of Moydenshire's great Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau—finds a wounded woman lying unconscious in a river, he's stunned to recognize Lady Juliana de Greyne, the woman he was once nearly betrothed to. A reckless wager to win her kiss undid that match a year ago, and when Juliana's sister deceived him into a betrothal of her own...

When Lady Leona Ransley sets eyes upon the bold warrior who enters the tavern room, she recognizes him: Aldwin Treynarde, the earl’s son who almost caused her death 12 years ago—and the only man who has ever kissed her. Shocked, she fights her emotions, determined to hand him the stolen ruby pendant, take the reward, and vanish.

Gisela Anne Balewyne is desperate. To protect her young son from a violently abusive husband, she lives a clandestine life as a small-town tailor, saving what coin she can until she's able to flee further north. And she dares not acknowledge the handsome crusader who insists he knows her—intimately. Dominic de Terre's loyalty has never wavered, which is why he's blindsided when tracking stolen silks for his lord leads him straight to the woman who once owned his soul—and she denies she's ever known him.