Bargained away to a brothel, she is beyond hope, beyond rescue…but not beyond the reach of the one man who can save her. From a USA Today bestselling author Josie Riviera comes a heart-warming book set in Tudor England.He’s hurt her in the past. Can she trust her heart to him again? During an age of chivalry they were sweethearts, planning a future together in England.Headstrong and proud, … planning a future together in England.
Headstrong and proud, Catherine Sudfield remembers everything about Stefan Boswell. And she loved him in spite of his poverty and lack of nobility. The restless Gypsy rogue’s powerful good looks and promises of love were more than enough to satisfy her youthful dreams.
But then Stefan left without a word, and Catherine’s uncle bargained her off to a brothel.
Sometimes, bonds between a man and a woman, however young, are meant to last a lifetime. But will it take more than a dose of Gypsy magic to chase away the doubts between two guarded lovers?
SEEKING CATHERINE is a short story (12,000 words)
The story is a sweet romance. (no sex), but with sensual content.
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Seeking Charity To escape her cruel father, Charity ran away with a tribe of Romany Gypsies, leaving the handsome young friend who made life bearable. When Daniel recognizes the woman he thought long dead, his grief turns to joy. But he’ll need every ounce of his faith to overcome the barriers between them.
Seeking Patience Half-Romany, half-English lord, he lives a perilous Gypsy life … until a sweet English rose saves his life, and perhaps his soul. Widowed by a cruel husband, she’s given up all hope of love. Brought together in peril, they dare to reach for a brighter future together.
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I was given a free copy of this Audiobook In exchange for an honest review. Loved the setting, enjoyed the storyline and the characters. Fun read.
Seeking Catherine was another great read by Josie Riviera. Catherine Sudfield is very headstrong and proud. She remembers everything about Stefan Boswell, including the fact that she loved him, even though he was very poor. Stefan was a Gypsy who left her without a word. Unfortunately for Catherine, her uncle then bargained her off to a brothel. Stefan returns and Catherine remembers the hurt she feels from when he left. I loved reading Catherine and Stefan’s book and can’t wait to read more by Josie Riviera.
Seeking Catherine By: Josie Riviera Narrated by: Tessa Petersen
This story is part of the Seeking Series. It is an interesting novella, a good story. I am not sure why I never quite connected with the characters; thus I was left on the outside of the story looking in, rather like the spectator at a play. When I much prefer to be in the story and emotionally involved. It may just be that I was too tired or some other fault of my own; but that is the reason for the less than 5-star rating.
note: I received a free audiobook copy of this story from the author.
Seeking Catherine
When Catherine was young she fell in love with Stefan she thought they would be together forever. Stefan being a gypsy decided to leave England to seek his fortune and a better life. Catherine was hurt and didn’t understand why he left her and if he would ever come back.
Catherine’s uncle sold her to an owner of a brothel and threatened to sell her younger sister also if she didn’t go along with the deal he made. Catherine ended up being the brothel owner’s personal property because she didn’t want her sister to suffer the same fate. At the brothel Catherine took care of the books. Along time had passed since she had seen Stefan when suddenly he shows up at the brothel. Stefan was now a lord and quite well off.
She wasn’t interested in talking to him because he had hurt her by leaving her when she was younger. Finally when she does speak to him the conversation becomes quite lively. She doesn’t trust him even though she still loves him. He makes it perfectly clear to her that he will do whatever it takes and will keep coming back until she leaves with him. He wants to give her back a respectable life as his wife and also take of her sister. Will they have their H E A? Read the book or listen to the audio book like I did and find out.
I received a free copy of the audio book and am voluntarily reviewing it.
This is a quick and surprising novella. It is the first of Ms Riveria’s that I have read and enjoyed it. Although it was set in a brothel there was no sex in it, which is lovely for this reviewer. I wasn’t sure if l liked the hero in the beginning but he grew on my as the story progressed. The heroine has a lot of pain and heartache to deal with and it was well portrayed in the book. I enjoyed this as a start and look forward to reading more.
A short romance of lovers reunited!
This is a beautiful historical short Romance about Catherine and Stefan; two young lovers separated in their youth. When Stefan finally finds Catherine she has been sold into a London brothel and he has become a lord. Katherine must forgive him for leaving her if they have a chance of a future together.
This is a beautiful, clean historical romance novella by Josie Riviera that will be enjoyed by historical romance lovers. My only complaint is that I wish it were a full length book.
This is another wonderful and short story that takes place in the 1500’s. Another gypsy/English man and a woman in need of help and one he has always loved.
She is put in a very unpleasurable and unexpected circumstances that keeps her captive as she is. Our heroine was sold to a very horrible man by her uncle and she is stuck there in a brothel.
Our gypsy hero comes to get her back and rescue her from him and take her as his wife back to his to his home as he is now a lord and one of the wealthiest landowners in England.
But in order to do that he has to do something remarkable to also save her sister from the same fate as her.
I thought this was a good story for a short one and still told you all you need to know about redemption, love, romance and forgiveness.
Historical, slightly spicy, and a lovely short read. Perfect length for before bed reading.
I didn’t particularly care for this story. Most of the conversation between him & her was not uplifting. I also did not like the way she learned of his injuries while in prision. I’ve read other of Ms. Riviera’s book that were good but this one is different & not to my liking. I received a free copy from signing up for her newsletter. This is my voluntary opinion.
Seeking Catherine by Josie Riviera
Got this book free on kindle site, enjoyed other works by the author.
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Start out in London 1544 and the thing I really liked was learning new words and what they meant. I rarely read from this time period.
Catherine is in charge of the books at the brothel and we learn of her past and her relatives. She is only there to protect her younger sister.
Sir Thomas is her man, he owns her. She is trying to figure out why the book numbers are not adding up-there’s a lot of money missing.
Stefan has arrived during off hours and he confronts Catherine and she learns he will go after what he wants. He had left her once before and know she knows why.
Sex scenes and we learn of how he took out others standing in her way of freedom.
Enjoyed the read-was a short one-for me.
Other works by the author and excerpt from the next book in the series is included.
If you believe that your first love is the strongest and most enduring, then this is the story for you.
It is a short and beautifully written story with tons of entertaining detail which I enjoyed thoroughly and I am looking forward to reading more from this author.