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25/06/2021

The Splendid Hour (The Executioner Knights #7) by Kathryn Le Veque. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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It's Christopher de Lohr's bastard son, Peter, in a tale that could change the stars of the House of de Lohr forever...

When religion and politics don't meet, it's an explosion that could tear the Executioner Knights—and England—apart forever...


Peter de Lohr is the illegitimate son of the greatest knight in the realm, though he has been accepted by his father. Not only accepted—embraced. Peter is well-loved by everyone, an enormous and powerful knight in the image of his famous sire.

He is also an Executioner Knight, and one of the very best. A great marriage is expected of him, it is presumed, to the daughter of a high-placed warlord.

Until he meets Liora ben Thad.

Petite, raven-haired and blue-eyed, Liora is the exquisite and glamorous daughter of a very prosperous goldsmith. She is also a Jewess, her father being a jeweler to the king. It is a time of great prosperity for the Jews of London, with King John being surprisingly fair to them, far more equitable than to some of his own barons.

When Peter sees Liora, all other women—and quite possibly his plans for the future—cease to exist.

But that comes at a price.

The high-placed warlord and his daughter will not go quietly, and they certainly will not relinquish a prize like Peter de Lohr to a woman of lesser social status. So begins a plot to separate Peter from Liora, a sinister plan that will threaten the House of de Lohr and the Executioner Knights... and everything they believe in.

One that puts Peter right in the line of fire.

Will two cultures, and two religions, and a royal order keep Peter and Liora apart?

Or will their love find a way?

Watch the Executioner Knights take sides in this delicious—and unusual—love story.

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Sir Peter de Lohr is the illegitimate son of one of the greatest Knights England has ever known.  He is also an Executioner Knight and powerful in his own right.  That has made him the target of a marriage minded woman and her father.  They will do anything to get what they want.  While Peter will do all he can to avoid them. 
Liora ben Thad is the daughter of Haim,  the Jewish Goldsmith who makes jewelry for the King and many other nobles.  She is a good and dutiful daughter who has never even dreamed of a different type of life,  until she meets a big fully armoured Knight hiding in her garden. 
The noble warlords of England are still having trouble with King John, even after they forced him to sign the Magna Carta.  Extra measures might just be necessary.  
This book covers a difficult relationship between two people who have absolutely nothing in common,  and according to their faiths should never be together.  
As usual from this author, we get caught up in our characters lives from the first to last page.  Because of our hero's bloodlines and connections you will have met many of the secondary characters in other books.  This story may have less warfare than some others, but is just as high in danger and political intrigue.  
A fabulous tale with great characters.  
I loved every page. 


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Juggernaut Indie author Kathryn Le Veque is a 'tour de force' in publishing.

Kathryn is a critically acclaimed 21-time USA TODAY Bestselling author, a charter Amazon All-Star author, an Indie Reader top seller, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance with over 100 published novels.

Among her many accomplishments, she is the CEO of Dragonblade Publishing, the #1 Historical Romance e-book publisher on Amazon. In 2020, Kathryn collaborated with Sourcebooks publishing for a Medieval Fight Club series set in Scotland.





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