Nighthawk (Sons of de Wolfe (de Wolfe Pack Book 7) by Kathryn Le Veque
1271 A.D. - The Wolfe's greatest son is a man known
as
NIGHTHAWK.
Publication
date: February 21st, 2017
Genre: Medieval Romance
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Patrick
de Wolfe is every bit his father's son - cunning, intelligent, and ruthless.
An
enormous man with his father's dark hair and his mother's pale green eyes, he's
the man destined to lead William de Wolfe's great legacy. He is so great, in
fact, that the king has personally asked for his service, as one of the king's
personal body guards. On the eve of Patrick departing for this auspicious assignment,
he finds himself caught up in a skirmish along the Scots border.
And a
prize lands in his lap that will change his destiny.
A prize
in the form of a Scots captive harboring a deadly and important secret, one
that could bring war and destruction upon those who shelter her. When Brighton
“Bridey” de Favereux is rescued by the powerful English knight, she is taken
back to the massive fortress of Questing Castle, seat of the legendary de Wolfe
family. Having known nothing but hardship and cruelty her entire life, she is
surprised when they are kind to her. The English, who are supposed to be her
mortal enemy, are gracious and generous. For the first time, she understands
that people can be kind to each other.
And the
kindest one of all is the man who saved her.
Some
loves are unexpected while others are instantly realized. The love between
Patrick and Brighton is something that comes from a deeper place of
understanding and attraction, a powerful love that cannot be denied… but it is
a love that may cost them both their very lives when Bridey's terrible secret
is uncovered.
"Le
Veque writes... winning epics...." -- Publisher's Weekly
“Did
the nuns at Coldingham beat you so severely, then?” he asked, trying to jest
his way out of what could possibly become a tender moment. Romantic. “You make it sound as if no one has ever shown you an
ounce of compassion.”
She
smiled and his heart began to beat faster, just as it always did when she
smiled. He was becoming a slave to that smile.
“W-when
I was young, they were quick with a switch or a slap,” she admitted.
“Fortunately, I learned quickly. I have not been switched or slapped in many
years.”
He
grunted. “The Brides of Christ are brutes,” he muttered. “You can get more out
of a man with encouragement than with fear. That is a lesson those nuns need to
learn.”
Brighton
giggled. “Y-you can tell them so,” she said. “Then make sure you run away very
quickly. Those switches are very fast when they swing them.”
He
grinned because she was. “They cannot catch me,” he insisted. “I take one
stride for every three of theirs. They would have to run like the wind to catch
me.”
“A-are
you brave enough to test that theory?”
He
shook his head without missing a beat. “Not me. I have no desire to be
switched.”
Brighton
was rather enjoying the jesting mood. For a woman who had never flirted in her
life, it seemed that she had somewhat of an innate ability because she squeezed
his big hands tightly as she gave him a rather impish grin.
“N-not
to worry,” she said. “I will protect you from them. I will have my own switch
and fight them off. Any man who would save me from reivers, I dare not permit the nuns at Coldingham to lash.”
All of
that resistance he’d fronted against possible romantic feelings was being
summarily crushed by her expression and warm hands. Here they were, in the
dark, alone, with only a hint of moonlight through the trees, and he was being
foolish enough to resist showing the woman any kind of tenderness. She
frightened him but she also intrigued him; he was resistant yet she continued
to lure him in.
He had
no idea what to do.
God’s Bones, what are you thinking, you
fool? You have a royal appointment you are leaving for soon! You do not need
this complication!
Aye,
his common sense screamed to him, that part of him that was professional and
driven. He didn’t want to complicate something he’d worked very hard for. But
as he looked at Brighton in the dim light, he began to realize that even if he
were to leave her tomorrow, he would still think of her. He’d still have
visions of a lady with enormous blue eyes and a rosebud mouth, a postulate who
was half-Scots and half-Norse. A woman he’d sworn to protect yet a woman who
had endeared herself to him very quickly. Too
quickly, in fact. He had no idea how or why, but this woman was already under
his skin and she didn’t even know it. She hadn’t even tried. Perhaps that’s why she was under his skin. It simply…
happened.
… was it fate?
Patrick
had always thought his fate was the halls of Westminster Palace, not a
postulate from Coldingham. Everything he’d ever known, or ever expected, had
been jolted by the lovely Lady Brighton.
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She is also quintuple nominee (a record!) for the prestigious RONE awards for
2016.
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Romance novels have been called 'detailed', 'highly romantic', and
'character-rich'. She crafts great adventures of love, battles, passion, and
romance in the High Middle Ages. More than that, she writes for both women AND
men - an unusual crossover for a romance author - and Kathryn has many male
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