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The Dark Angel by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’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... -
![WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagnus 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... -
![Age of Gods and Mortals by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Age of Gods and Mortals by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
![BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA 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... -
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![The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTitan 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... -
![A de Russe Christmas Miracle by Kathryn Le Veque]()
A de Russe Christmas Miracle by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to a very special de Russe Christmas, on a night when an angel walks the earth... Join the House of de Russe for a special reunion at Christmastime - Gaston and Remington, and all of their children gather at Deverill Castle for what they believe to be Gaston's last Christmas... -
![Brides of the Marches: Five Medieval England Scotland Wales Romances by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Brides of the Marches: Five Medieval England Scotland Wales Romances by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive full-length Medieval Romances from USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Le Veque, including her bestselling Highlander/Welsh novel, THE RED LION. Over TWO thousand pages of Medieval Pagentry - purchase this limited edition set or read for free in KINDLE UNLIMITED! Where England and Wales meet among the dark and rolling hills of the Welsh Marches, romance is born... -
![Highlander's Claim: A Scottish historical time travel romance by Mariah Stone]()
Highlander's Claim: A Scottish historical time travel romance by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe must return to the twenty-first century. He’s holding her captive. Could her love be the treasure he longs to claim? Scotland, 2022. Celebrating with friends, pediatrician Jennifer Foster is more than a little tipsy when their boat breaks down near Achleith Island. Put ashore while they wait for the coastguard, Jenny discovers a rock with strange markings... -
![The Gift of Black Isle by Keira Montclair]()
The Gift of Black Isle by Keira Montclair
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTruth can be the most difficult gift to acceptRiley Cameron has watched her beloved cousins and finally her sister all find their Happily Ever Afters with the men of Clan Matheson. Now all the Matheson brothers are taken, and Riley stands alone. She's beginning to think she might never find someone to love... -
![Abducted Brides by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Abducted Brides by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a knight’s lady is taken, the beast in him comes alive. Welcome to the ABDUCTED BRIDES collection, FIVE FULL-LENGTH Medieval Romance novels with over a thousand pages of Medieval greatness, all by USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Le Veque. In days of old, men were ruthless and women were fiery... -
![Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera: A Reader's Guide by Thomas Fahy]()
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera: A Reader's Guide by Thomas Fahy
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years from The Remains of the Day to White Teeth... -
![The Dark Lord's First Christmas by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Dark Lord's First Christmas by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour favorite blood-and-guts battle lord returns for a short holiday tale! Jax de Velt is the knight they call The Dark Lord. After years of barbaric conquest across England, Scotland, Wales, and France, he finds himself six months into a marriage with a woman he has learned to love... -
![Ian: A Scottish Outlaw by Lily Baldwin]()
Ian: A Scottish Outlaw by Lily Baldwin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings★★★★★ “This book will hold your attention hostage until the very end.”★★★★★ “This book continues the tales of The Saints as Ian and Jo take off on adventures to find true love, trust, and treasure. You’re going to love this story!”★★★★★ “Danger, action, treachery, loyalty and love are steadfast in this story... -
![The Wildcat by Hildie McQueen]()
The Wildcat by Hildie McQueen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe could marry the nice local farmer, or dare she get swept away by an intimidating warrior who is very much out of reach?Gideon Ross, the youngest brother to the heroic Lion, laird to the most powerful clan finally faces his destiny and it is not at all what he would have ever expected... -
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![Heart of Winter by Rebecca Ruger]()
Heart of Winter by Rebecca Ruger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe man who has been brought to Gemma’s home to recover from wounds suffered at the hands of the English is not like any man she has ever known—cold and dark, as stormy as the windswept sea. But Gemma pretends to pays him no mind, waiting on her long-lost love to return. This man will leave, and with him the strange fascination she entertains to know more of him... -
![Heart of Ice by Rebecca Ruger]()
Heart of Ice by Rebecca Ruger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce a prisoner of the English, Nicholas MacRory has no desire to return. But then, he cannot refuse so lucrative an offer: rescue the daughter of the powerful John de Graham and in return, the baron will invest his faithfulness, coin, and his considerable army in the Sottish cause... -
![Bride of Ice by Glynnis Campbell]()
Bride of Ice by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCool and commanding warrior maid Hallidis Cameliard’s destiny is clear—a husband appointed by the king and eventual reign over Rivenloch. So when her cousins are captured by a Highland laird, she naturally takes charge, seizing the laird’s right hand man as leverage... -
![Dieu et nous seuls pouvons by Michel Folco]()
Dieu et nous seuls pouvons by Michel Folco
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPour échapper à la galère, Justinien Pibrac devient bourreau officiel du seigneur de Bellerocaille. Le jour de sa première exécution, après quelques maladresses rocambolesques, il parvient finalement à briser les os du condamné. Ainsi début la saga trépidante des Pibrac, qui deviendront de génération en génération les plus grands bourreaux de tous les temps...Categorized as:
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![The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1: The Middle Ages through the Restoration & the Eighteenth Century by M.H. Abrams]()
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1: The Middle Ages through the Restoration & the Eighteenth Century by M.H. Abrams
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFirmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies - thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible - The Norton Anthology of English Literature has been revitalized in this Eighth Edition through the collaboration between six new editors and six seasoned ones... -
![Conquest by Anna Markland]()
Conquest by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.It’s a bitter battle between the Normans and the Saxons for the fate of the English throne, and it promises to be the epic beginning of the legendary Montbryce Legacy.A True War Hero.. -
![Highlander’s Phantom Lass: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott]()
Highlander’s Phantom Lass: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Ann Marie Scott
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![Of the Ring of Earls by Juliet Dymoke]()
Of the Ring of Earls by Juliet Dymoke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarold lies dead, William of Normandy stands victorious: it’s 1066 and England is conquered. For Waltheof of Huntington and his fellow survivors of the Battle of Hastings, there is a simple choice: submit to this new foreign king, or die at the gallows. Follow the heart; or follow the head... -
![Henry of the High Rock by Juliet Dymoke]()
Henry of the High Rock by Juliet Dymoke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor twenty-one years, William the Conqueror had ruled England with an iron fist but his sudden death leaves the country in turmoil. For his youngest son, Henry, life is set to become very precarious... -
![Provoked by the Highland Brute by Ava McArthur]()
Provoked by the Highland Brute by Ava McArthur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Scottish Medieval Historical Romance No one has ever tamed this man. Because no one has ever dared to love him… Marrying for the sake of her family has always been the plan for Kirsten. She'd entertained the idea of freedom once or twice in the past, but she knew that ultimately, her future was non-negotiable. Indeed after her father's sudden death, her betrothal is quickly arranged as expected... -
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![A Scot of Her Own by Maeve Greyson]()
A Scot of Her Own by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFire and ice. Powerful forces on their own. Combined? Invincible passion.When mighty Thorburn MacDougall, commander of the Lord of Argyll’s warriors, overpowers the canniest Norwegian he’s ever battled, he rips off the man’s helm to savor the look of horror right before delivering the killing blow. But the canny Norwegian isn’t a man at all... -
![KIN OF CAIN by Matthew Harffy]()
KIN OF CAIN by Matthew Harffy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAD 630. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical tale set in the world of The Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Winter grips the land in its icy fist. Terror stalks the hills, moors and marshes of Bernicia. Livestock and men have been found ripped asunder, their bones gnawed, flesh gorged upon... -
![Anglo-Saxon Poetry by S.A.J. Bradley]()
Anglo-Saxon Poetry by S.A.J. Bradley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProse translations of most of the poetry surviving in the four major codices and other manuscripts in a style accessible to a modern audience and yet close to Old English... -
![The Wallace by Nigel Tranter]()
The Wallace by Nigel Tranter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWilliam Wallace -- a man of violent passions and unquenchable spirit, the natural leader of a proud race. — Scotland at the end of the 13th century was a blood-torn country under the harsh domination of a tyrant usurper, the hated Plantagenet, Edward Longshanks. During the appalling violence of those unsettled days one man rose as leader of the Scots. That man was William Wallace... -
![The Highlander’s Dilemma by Emilia Ferguson]()
The Highlander’s Dilemma by Emilia Ferguson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPage Count: Approx 300 pages. A brave and intrepid Highlander…a beautiful and bold lass…and a ruthless nobleman who’ll do anything to get what he wants… A Lass’ Cloudy Future Leona MacConnoway is the daughter of the local gentry, a little spoiled and headstrong, but generous and loved by all who know her... -
![The Poetry of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca]()
The Poetry of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"David Young's version of Petrarch will refresh our images of the West's crucial lyric poet. We are given a Petrarch in our own vernacular, with echoes of Wyatt, Shakespeare, and many who come after." --Harold BloomIneffable sweetness, bold, uncanny sweetnessthat came to my eyes from her lovely face; from that day on I'd willingly have closed them, never to gaze again at lesser beauties... -
![The White Rose Rent: Katherine, Daughter of Richard III by J.P. Reedman]()
The White Rose Rent: Katherine, Daughter of Richard III by J.P. Reedman
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Tudor Era has dawned. Richard III lies in a shallow grave at Greyfriars in Leicester and Henry Tudor sits upon an uneasy throne. Richard's illegitimate daughter, Katherine Plantagenet, wife of one year to William Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon, struggles to find her path in the strange new world of Tudor England... -
![Rekreacje by Yuri Andrukhovych]()
Rekreacje by Yuri Andrukhovych
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRecreations is a novel of carnivalesque vitality and acute social criticism. It celebrates newly found freedom and reflects upon the contradictions of post-Soviet society. Four poets and an entourage of secondary characters converge on fictional Chortopil for the Festival of the Resurrecting Spirit, an orgy of popular culture, civic dysfunction, national pride, and sex... -
![Dark Ruby by Lisa Jackson]()
Dark Ruby by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmid the mists of enchanting Wales, a beautiful woman made a desperate bargain that would seal her fate forever... THE LADY An arranged marriage put Lady Gwynn at the mercy of a baron who had murdered two wives for not bearing him a son. Then a sensual thief and a searing night of passion gave birth to a dangerous deception... -
![In The Midst of Madness by Lesley Jepson]()
In The Midst of Madness by Lesley Jepson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnne Boleyn is dead and with her the hope of power for the Howard family... -
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![The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1A: The Middle Ages by M.H. Abrams, Alfred David]()
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1A: The Middle Ages by M.H. Abrams, Alfred David
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith adoptions at over 1,300 colleges and universities in its first semester; the Seventh Edition of The Norton Anthology of English Literature continues to be the indispensable anthology. Like its predecessors, the Seventh Edition offers the best in English literature from the classic to the contemporary in a readable, teachable format...Categorized as:
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![Dream Visions and Other Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer]()
Dream Visions and Other Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsContexts connects the poems to their classical and medieval foundations and includes works by Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Boethius, Dante, and Boccaccio, among others From the wealth of scholarly work available, the editor has chosen for Criticism six essays that address the poems central themes. Contributors include Charles Muscatine, A. C. Spearing, R. T... -
![Coplas De Jorge Manrique by Jorge Manrique]()
Coplas De Jorge Manrique by Jorge Manrique
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages...Categorized as:
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![The House of Fame: In A Modern English Verse Translation by Geoffrey Chaucer]()
The House of Fame: In A Modern English Verse Translation by Geoffrey Chaucer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeoffrey Chaucer’s House of Fame is a surreal account of a dream in which the poet visits the palace where Fame herself sits in state. Chaucer’s tour-guide to this strange corner of the medieval universe is a comically garrulous eagle, and there is even time for the pair to stop by the House of Rumour... -
![Iwein: The Knight with the Lion by Hartmann von Aue]()
Iwein: The Knight with the Lion by Hartmann von Aue
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFew stories were as widely known during the Middle Ages as the account of Iwein and Laudine, which appeared in French, Welsh, English, Norse, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, and two German variants... -
![Sir Orfeo by Unknown, Alan J. Bliss]()
Sir Orfeo by Unknown, Alan J. Bliss
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process... -
![The Chalice and the Blade by Glenna McReynolds, Tara Janzen]()
The Chalice and the Blade by Glenna McReynolds, Tara Janzen
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn one of the most original and stunning debuts of the season, Glenna McReynolds brings historical romance readers the experience they've been waiting for: a novel of dark magic, stirring drama, and fierce passion that weaves a wondrous, unbreakable spell.. -
![Aucassin et nicolette by Alexandre Micha, Anonymous]()
Aucassin et nicolette by Alexandre Micha, Anonymous
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAucassin et Nicolette is a medieval French chantefable, or combination of prose and verse (literally, a "sung story"), similar to a prosimetrum. It is the only known chantefable from what was once a very popular literary tradition, and it is from this work the term chantefable was coined in its concluding "No cantefable prent fin" ("Our chantefable is drawing to a close")... -
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![The Franklin's Prologue and Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer]()
The Franklin's Prologue and Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA well-established and respected series. Texts are in the original Middle English, and each has an introduction, detailed notes and a glossary. Selected titles are also available as CD recordings... -
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![The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables by Robert Henryson]()
The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables by Robert Henryson
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe greatest of the late medieval Scots makars, Robert Henryson was influenced by their vision of the frailty and pathos of human life, and by the inherited poetic example of Geoffrey Chaucer. Henryson's finest poem, and one of the rhetorical masterpieces of Scots literature, is the narrative Testament of Cresseid... -
![The Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meun]()
The Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meun
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis is a new translation of The Romance of the Rose, an allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances... -
![Geoffrey Chaucer: The Nun's Priest's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer]()
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Nun's Priest's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEach book in this established series contains the full and complete text, and is designed to motivate and encourage students who may be writing on these challenging writers for the first time... -
![Der arme Heinrich by Hartmann von Aue]()
Der arme Heinrich by Hartmann von Aue
Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process... -
![Count Lucanor Or The Fifty Pleasant Stories Of Patronio by Don Juan Manuel]()
Count Lucanor Or The Fifty Pleasant Stories Of Patronio by Don Juan Manuel
Rated: 3.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages... -
![Lanseloet Van Denemerken by Hans Van Dijk]()
Lanseloet Van Denemerken by Hans Van Dijk
Rated: 2.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLanseloet van Denemerken (Lancelot of Denmark) is a Middle Dutch drama. It is one of the four abele spelen (noble plays) that are contained in the Van Hulthem Manuscript and consists of 925 lines in rhyme.The other abele spelen are: Esmoreit, Gloriant and Vanden Winter ende vanden Somer.The play Lancelot of Denmark deals with the (impossible) love between people of a different social class...
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