If you loved The Wolfe, Rise of the Defender, and The Dark One: Dark Knight, welcome to the original Le Veque epic Medieval saga of THE RED FURY. England and Scotland collide in this blockbuster tale of revenge, betrayal, hope, and passion.1233 A.D. – A young woman forced to command her father’s battered Highlander army upon his death. Her only hope in saving her home, and her life, is with a … life, is with a fearsome mercenary called The Red Fury.
Josephine de Carron is a young woman with a massive legacy weighing on her slender shoulders. As heiress to the Earldom of Ayr, she is a cousin to the king through her mother, and the king considers her a most valuable bargaining tool in the politics of Scotland. But Josephine isn’t ready to be a pawn for the king – she’s only concerned with saving her family home, Castle Torridon, from the repeated attacks of a former ally. After a particularly nasty siege, Josephine realizes that they cannot withstand another and she is forced to summon the most feared mercenary in Scotland, a man known as The Red Fury.
Andrew d’Vant is a paradox – an English knight, he escaped his wicked brother years ago and fled to the highlands of Scotland, forming one of the most rag-tag and fiercest mercenary armies the world has ever seen. He has become very rich by fighting – and winning – other men’s battles. Summoned by Josephine, Andrew’s price is too high for the beaten castle but his instant attraction to Josephine has him accepting the task for far less than his usual fee. There’s something about the strong, battered, and beautiful woman that draws him in.
But The Red Fury gets more than he bargained for.
A simple task of defending a castle becomes an enormous and complex tale of adventure, suspicion, royal intervention, and dark family secrets. When Josephine is thrust into the king’s politics in spite of her resistance, she finds herself pledged to none other than Andrew’s wicked brother. Now, Josephine finds herself at the heart of the Kingdom of Scotland and deeply in love with Andrew, and he with her. Andrew must join with former adversaries in order to save the woman he loves from the man who ruined his life.
The Red Fury is in for the fight of his life with the prize being Josephine.
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Her books never disappoint!
As with all of Kathryn LeVeque books, I loved this book. The characters are strong, stubborn and committed to what they believe is right. To watch the gradual personal growth in each of the main characters was thrilling.
LeVeque just gets better and better.
Bravo!! A Great Medieval Romance, filled with action and passion! Epic!!
this is another great LeVeque tale-very good
Another wonderful Midieval hero who wins his lady fair and the way is not easy or lacking in villains.
Revenge has been The Red Fury’s motivation for nineteen years. The leader of a mercenary army, he travels to help a woman and her castle against her persistent enemy, little realizing that a woman will change his life and bring it’s biggest challenge. An enthralling love story that kept me glued to the pages.
Kathryn Le Veque is one of my face authors !
“I love you, Joey…for all time, I shall love you, more than my own life.”
“And I love you…If you should die tomorrow, wait for me at Heaven’s gate. I shall not be far behind you.”
Josephine de Carron is a powerful Countess that has inherited the title and Castle Torridon after the passing of her brother and father. Determined never to be considered weak, Josephine learns the skills of fighting and is known as “The Little Soldier”. But regardless of her courage and fighting skills, her beloved home has been under siege from a rival Clan, and she is left with no choice but to hire out assistance. Andrew d’Vant is a ruthless mercenary with a liege of 1,000 men fighting under the banner of The Red Fury; a name that strikes fear in all. Andrew and Josephine are soulmates drawn to each other from the first day they meet. “I think I have always loved you…I cannot remember when I have not.” There is nothing they won’t do for each other. But there are dark forces working against the lovers, and even the powerful King of Scotland is no match for the evil that dares to try to take the beloved Josephine from The Red Fury.
The Red Fury is absolutely one of the best books I have read in the genre! I cannot recommend it enough!!!
LOVE THIS BOOK
Loved it. Lost track while reading on the treadmill and went a mile and a half longer than intended!
Josephine de Carron is a young woman with far too much responsibility on her shoulders. Since the death of her brother, the neighbouring clan have tried repeatedly to take control of her fortress. She needs a bigger armed force to help. A mercenary army seems the best option.
Andrew d’Vant is the Red Fury. Possibly the most feared mercenary solider around. He travels with a huge army.
He has worked hard to be the best, because he has a personal battle he must , one day be strong enough to fight.
The Scottish King is trying to make an advantageous ( to him) match . That worries our heroine, as she believes she knows who will be the sacrificial lamb.
An epic medieval, romantic adventure. The characters will draw you into their lives, and the era they live in. This author gives us a really big book that has so much happening all the time. It needs all those pages to cover the things that our characters must face. We meet several secondary characters that I hope we will see again in future books.
This author never disappoints me . I have thoroughly enjoyed every single one of hers that I have read.
Ps. I have a sneaking suspicion that she has an issue with people in authority. Most of her heroes have to face down the most powerful in the land.
Wow I loved this book! I have to say I loved the story from start to finish. I fell in love with the Andrew and Josephine’s characters from the beginning and I was hooked. This book made me laugh and then I would be in the edge and couldn’t put it down at the same time. I have read many of Kathryn LeVeque’s books and I have to say that this one ranks right up there as one of my all time favorites. If you have never read any of her books this is a great one to start with. All I can say is WOW what an ending!!
INDULGE YOUR EVERY SENSE!
When wanting to delve into a meaty Medieval tale seeped in heart-pulling emotion, Le Veque does a bang-up job providing one! We indulge with our every sense in a realistic setting of medieval life, where women, as much as men, fight for their lives, their honor, and what is theirs—women, men, children and property.
It is a time where women have little to say about their lives. It’s a time of kill or be killed, where friends are needed in one hand and a sword fills the other.
Andrew d’Vant, a man of determination, embodying hope and courage, seeks to destroy his brother, Alphonese d’Vant, Earl of Annan and Blackbank. For 19 years, his hate for his brother has simmered. He’s a man known as The Red Fury, one who, when battles is upon him, he is beyond fast and ruthless.
As a lad, Andrew’s brother banishes him from the manor after putting his own mother in the dungeon. Alphonse is not only hated by Andrew. Most others fear him because he is massive in build with a mean and vicious personality, his cruelty knows no bounds. Alphonse, in his own words, says women are like chickens; a penny for a dozen, so I shall never go hungry. He’s so massive and brutal, women often die under his hand.
“…Alphonse lacked everything Andrew possessed—fairness, sensibility, uncanny intelligence, and compassion.”
The de Carrons and the Dalmellingtons had been feuding for years. Josephine, eldest daughter of her father is in charge of her keep, now for some three years. The Dalmellingtons keep hammering at them, every two weeks attacking their keep, and with each battle Josephine loses more men, a disheartening endeavor. The idea of hiring mercenaries to help shore up their numbers gets introduced. The best mercenary is hired, Andrew d’Vant, better known as The Red Fury.
Sweet Josephine de Carron, a woman as strong as sweet, falls in love with Andrew and he with her. This budding relationship is unbeknownst to the king who wishes to use Josephine de Carron to build a better alliance between the English and Scots, by betrothing her to Andrew’s brother.
The day comes where Andrew must face his dragon. He must avenge his mother and protect Josephine from his beat of a brother.
I enjoyed hating Alphonse. So much is at stake for both Josephine and Andrew. A sword fight between Andrew and Alphonse could not be more frightening leaving me pitifully hanging on every sentence, and ultimately holding my heart in my hands!
The supporting friends of Josephine and Andrew are well developed, entirely appealing, which have me eager to see them appear in any following stories for the d’Vant’s. I am particularly drawn to Justine, Josephine’s sister, who fancies herself a physic and mystic, Nicholas de Londres, nephew to King Alexander, a talented and compassionate man, and friend to Josephine; Ridge, bodyguard to the king who has more honor in his little finger than what King Alexander possesses! We learn little about Ridge, other than owing a debt to Josephine, but I’d love to see Le Veque write his story.
If you are a Medieval genre fan, do yourself a favor reading what Le Veque has to offer. I recommend her many novels both in writing style and plot.
A mercenary, known widely as ‘the Red Fury’, may be the only way for a young woman to save her legacy, her sister, and herself. Lady Josephine de Carron has been running her family estate since the death of her beloved father a couple of years past. She and the knights loyal to her father have been forced to battle the encroaching enemies attempting to take her family lands and possibly destroy them all in the process. In a last ditch effort, an act of near desperation, Lady Josephine writes the Red Fury and offers to pay him to protect her lands.
Andrew de Vant, aka the Red Fury, decides to come to Josephine’s aid-for a price, but it’s not just for coin. He has his own reasons, that come from his painful past. But when he arrives he and Josephine have an attraction that neither expected or can ignore.
This story is filled with action and intrigue, danger and desire. There are twists and turns in the plot that keep the reader on the edge throughout the tale. This is a page turner from start to finish and it is gripping and descriptive in its narrative while filled with emotion between the two main characters. It also has a number of interesting and sometimes humorous additional characters who add a great deal to the story.
This is really an epic saga and I highly recommend it to fans of historical romance, romance, action and adventure- just anyone who wants to read a wonderful adventure. LOVED it!