An English knight with inner demons meets the Scottish lass who will kill those demons….Following a terrible tragedy that robbed him of his wife, the dark and fiery second son of the Wolfe of the Border finds solace in battle….Quick to temper, and an aggressive fighter, Troy de Wolfe is at the helm of his father’s army when it subdues a smaller castle south of Kelso. Assuming command, Troy is … Assuming command, Troy is in the heart of Scots territory and the Scots aren’t happy about it one bit. Trying to gain peace with a powerful clan, Troy is tricked into fighting a warrior of the clan chief’s choosing. Imagine his surprise when that warrior turns out to be the clan cheif’s daughter…
And Troy is forced to marry her.
So begins a very volatile – and very funny – relationship between Troy de Wolfe and Rhoswyn Whitton Kerr. But the contentious relationship soon becomes one of genuine affection and eventually love, and Rhoswyn must call upon her warrior skills to save her husband against those clansmen who would see him harmed. Follow Troy and Rhoswyn to the end of their happiness rainbow among the gentle hills of the Scottish marches.
Read the entire de Wolfe Pack series. It can be read in any order, as all books are stand-alone, but the chronological order of the books (chronological by the year the story is set in) is:
1 Warwolfe
2 The Wolfe
3 Nighthawk (Sons of de Wolfe sub series)
4 ShadowWolfe (Sons of de Wolfe sub series)
5 DarkWolfe (Sons of de Wolfe sub series)
6 A Joyous de Wolfe Christmas (Sons of de Wolfe sub series)
7 Serpent
8 A Wolfe Among Dragons (Sons of de Wolfe sub series)
9 Scorpion
10 Dark Destroyer
11 The Lion of the North
12 Walls of Babylon
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Ms. Le Veque has done it again !!!! Awesome !!!
love the series
Engaging characters and action packed. Was not ready for their story to end.
Always enjoy reading Kathryn LeVeque medieval novels and the Wolf clan series are always good.
I found it discouraging and did not finish.
Definitely enjoyable. Characters all of a more modern day emotional awareness also not quite true to the times. That said – I read to escape and I did and enjoyed the read!!
Love the strong female warrior and how she discovers her female side.
This book held my interest.
Four star book. The fifth is for “stand alone” factor. Solidly set in thirteenth century England/Scotland. Research that went into the writing is huge, and makes the book very real to the reader. Of course the characters’ behavior is tainted by our 21st Century thinking and attitudes, but that doesn’t spoil the book. All happenings are possible, and that’s enough. After all, romance novels have to be a bit formulaic. This story is very basic, but is very pleasant. It is refreshing to be able to rely on a writer to always deliver what’s expected. I did read better, but this doesn’t disappoint.
It will keep you burning the midnight oil. Reading till the end. Twists and turns as many as characters. I enjoyed it enough that I ordered more .
I enjoyed this book, however I did find that it was a little bit predictable. I think that the storyline was saved by the vividness and boldness of the characters. The imagery was amazing the humor made me laugh so hard and tenderness made me cry..
Characters are too pampered, and realistic to the time period
Waste of time reading this book, you may better enjoy a farytale
One of the best authors I have read! Historically correct, with some license for embellishing, but very heart felt and romantic. Her characters are ‘Heavy’!!
This book felt like a background book. It talked mostly about who people were and only a little about the main story.
I was a little disappointed in this story after reading at least 50 of KLV’s books.
Some of the parts in this story compared to KLV’s other books were lacking in common sense. The heroine was to naive in normal areas. A lot of repetition and not much of a romance. Nice ending though.
This was a historical romance set in the Middle Ages. The depth of the characters and the historical descriptions made the story fascinating. A strong romance line was present, and it was very easy to develop affinity for the lead characters, but at the same time, the descriptions of the battles made you feel present at the scene of the war. This author does not write formula romance— there is true history, profound grief, joy, and insight into the life of knights in the Middle Ages. I encourage everyone to read this book.
It had an erotic sex scene that was unneccisary and the perfection of so many ideal knights was a bit unbelievable but I loved the attention to historical detail and the contrariety of having a forced marriage out of a fight and then falling in love because of it.
Great reading
Good read, not much “drama”, but still good.
Troy de Wolfe is the second son by only fifteen minutes behind his twin brother Scott de Wolfe, they are sons of the powerful, legendary English border lord, Sir William de Wolfe. Troy and Scott’s life were changed forever when a tragic accident claimed the lives of their wives and children. They all were swept away in a drowning accident in which Troy lost his beloved his wife and two small daughters. He vows to honor his wife’s memory and vows to never marry again. Troy quickly became the dark and fiery second son of the Wolfe of the Border always obedient to his father, William de Wolfe and in charge of his army war machine.
For two years now he’s merely existed, living from battle to battle. Not far from his father’s outpost, Castle Questing the De Wolfe army has just finished removing reiver from Monteviot Tower, property of Red Keith Kerr. The Wolfe has invaded Red Keith’s territory and Red Keith shows up and proposes a battle between the best de Wolfe warrior and the best Kerr warrior to decide final ownership of the Monteviot outpost with the winner deciding their prize and Sir William de Wolfe accepts the challenge. What they don’t expect is the best Kerr warrior to be is a women, Rhoswyn Whitton Kerr the chief Red Kerr’s daughter, she quite takes Troy by surprise and wins the battle. Troy loses and her father’s request takes them all by surprise when he asks for a marriage and an important alliance with the powerful de Wolfe family. Troy vows to never marry and poor Rhoswyn has no desire to marry, she’s brought kicking and screaming to the wedding ceremony. She grew up with no friends, no woman to teach her, so she was raised her to be a warrior.
After the marriage she wants to be a good wife, but she doesn’t know how. It was so touching to see how much patience Troy had with a wife he never wanted. Rhoswyn seemed to bloom as the story went under Troy’s guidance and patience to teach her. She realized Troy is a good man and warrior and wants to please in every way, if only she can. Troy knows she is slowly starting to fill his empty heart and soul with meaning again, but he cannot love or care for another the heartache he could endure is too over whelming to even bear thinking about. A great love story filled with adventure, passion and a love to last a life time. This is my honest opinions after I voluntarily read a copy of this book that was provided to me with no requirements for a review.