The Dark One: Dark Knight

By: Kathryn Le Veque

Narrated by: Jim McCabe

It is A.D. 1486. Fresh from his treacherous turning of the tides against Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth, Sir Gaston de Russe's reputation is dark and dirty. Those loyal to Richard hate him and those loyal to Henry Tudor fear him. He is, after all, The Dark One.

In order to gain a strong foothold in Yorkshire, Henry sends Gaston to one of the largest fortresses in the north, a massive bastion called Mt. Holyoak Castle. Having formerly belonged to Sir Guy Stoneley, who is now a prisoner in the White Tower after his capture at Bosworth, the castle is still the home to Guy's wife, Remington, her three sisters, and her son.

Gaston takes possession of Mt. Holyoak, pleased with his acquisition and intrigued with Lady Stoneley, who is beautiful, somewhat shy, and demure.

Gaston soon comes to find out that Mt. Holyoak harbors a horrible secret of rape and abuse. Guy Stoneley abused his wife and sisters, so much so that the women look to Gaston as their savior. As Gaston struggles to administer the North and form alliances with those still loyal to Richard, something more is taking place that threatens to distract him from his task. The lure, the power, is more than he can resist.

A strong bond is forming between the knight believed to be the ultimate traitor and the lady who has known nothing but sorrow and horror. And with that realization, a delicate love story begins as two lonely people find solace and comfort with each other. Gaston soon realizes he loves Remington more than anything, which sets the stage for the biggest battle of his life: the fight against the Catholic Church in his quest for an annulment so he can marry her.

Join Gaston and Remington as they embark on an epic adventure of discovery, love, anguish and sorrow, defeat and victory. From the hills of Yorkshire to the halls of London, share their story of a lifetime where dreams become reality and true love really does conquer all.

©2013 Kathryn Le Veque (P)2014 Kathryn Le Veque

The trials and tribulations of love.

The characters were so real, easy to relate to.

Abusive love is never easy. The recuse was a divided privilege for a knight, a gentleman, a warrior because he fell in love. A lonely man with nothing to lose, was awarded a castle by the king and this castle came with a family that he fell in love with.

The story was exciting, and interesting. It held my attention from beginning to the end. I would recommend this story to anyone that has a little romance in their heart

OUTSTANDING! LOVED, LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK!!!

Kathryn Le Veque is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. I devour all 25 hours of the book and still wanted more. This book is simply epic. Ms. Le Veque books are so vivid that I can imagine being there. This was such an entertaining tale. I loved Sir Gaston De Russe character so much. He was a no nonsense man, but as the story progress he became a big old teddy bear where Remington is concern. Lady Remington and her family has been though so much heartache and deserved a man like Gaston. This books has it all and will have your emotions all over the place. I laughed, cried, and waited on the edge of my seat to see what would happen next. Narrator did a great job bringing the story to life.

Loved It!

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I really enjoyed this book, this is my third book by this author and I am surprised at how different they all are and they are all great! I would recommend ANY books by this author. I think this one is my favorite, I laughed and cried and even though it is extremely long it didn't feel like it. I totally cried in one scene and it was freaking out my kids but TOTALLY worth it! Of course love triumphs in the end but the journey to the end was fabulous!

Provoked every emotion possible!!!

Really enjoyed all the angles and surprises.

I want more of this author and her Imagination.

An Epic Tale

Exactly what a medieval romance should be no wimpy knights. A strong H that would take a sword to anyone that threatened what was his. Our h had endured terrible hardships, beatings and rape at the hands of her evil husband. But let me state there were no rape scenes just references to past atrocities. So if you have triggers there is No active rape scenes just references to the past. I liked it because it was more historically correct with the time period. Women were at the mercy of men and the church. It was so much fun to really gain a perspective about the real Middle Ages not watered down events wrapped in ribbons and bows. So if you truly want a fast paced, wonderfully narrated medieval tale here it is. Happy Reading