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A Knight's Seduction
Grieving for her young suitor killed during a prisoner escape, Lady Claire Sevalliere plans to leave the great castle at Wode to live with her aunt. Claire will remain a maiden, devoted to her beloved who died. However, before she can depart, Wode is besieged. Claire is taken hostage.
Determined to provoke a confrontation with his sire, Tye, the illegitimate son of Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau, lays claim to Wode, the de Lanceau family castle. Tye looks forward to the battle in which he will slay his father. It’s the destiny for which Tye’s vengeful mother raised him. Yet, when Tye meets Claire, who challenges his authority, he is intrigued. He’d never be worthy of Claire’s love, but he’ll enjoy the challenge of seducing her. He soon finds he is the one seduced by Claire’s innocent beauty and intelligence. She brings light to his dark, tormented soul.
As battle draws near, Tye’s past catches up with him. At risk of losing Claire, he must confront his greatest torment—and his destiny changes forever.
Determined to provoke a confrontation with his sire, Tye, the illegitimate son of Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau, lays claim to Wode, the de Lanceau family castle. Tye looks forward to the battle in which he will slay his father. It’s the destiny for which Tye’s vengeful mother raised him. Yet, when Tye meets Claire, who challenges his authority, he is intrigued. He’d never be worthy of Claire’s love, but he’ll enjoy the challenge of seducing her. He soon finds he is the one seduced by Claire’s innocent beauty and intelligence. She brings light to his dark, tormented soul.
As battle draws near, Tye’s past catches up with him. At risk of losing Claire, he must confront his greatest torment—and his destiny changes forever.
320 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 2015
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About the author
Catherine Kean
115 books428 followersCatherine Kean is an award-winning, Kindle Unlimited All-Star author of medieval romances whose creative muse has coaxed her to also write in other romance genres.
She wrote her first medieval romance, A Knight’s Vengeance, while her baby daughter was napping, and now has a backlist of over 20 published books. Catherine’s novels were originally published in paperback and several were released in Czech, German, and Thai foreign editions. She’s won numerous awards for her stories, including the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. Her novels also finaled in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the National Readers’ Choice Awards, and the International Digital Awards (twice).
In 2019, she started writing paranormal romances for the Cat’s Paw Cove Romance series. When not working on her next book, Catherine enjoys cooking, baking, browsing antique shops, shopping with her daughter, and gardening. She lives in Central Florida with two spoiled rescue cats.
She wrote her first medieval romance, A Knight’s Vengeance, while her baby daughter was napping, and now has a backlist of over 20 published books. Catherine’s novels were originally published in paperback and several were released in Czech, German, and Thai foreign editions. She’s won numerous awards for her stories, including the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. Her novels also finaled in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the National Readers’ Choice Awards, and the International Digital Awards (twice).
In 2019, she started writing paranormal romances for the Cat’s Paw Cove Romance series. When not working on her next book, Catherine enjoys cooking, baking, browsing antique shops, shopping with her daughter, and gardening. She lives in Central Florida with two spoiled rescue cats.
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January 16, 2021
Well that was painful.
I cannot enjoy a romance when the hero is a man-whore and the heroine a total dim wit. The whole time I was reading I was hoping the hero would die, and was happy when the heroine was slapped and got her hair pulled.
Seriously, HELLO! Is it me or don't most readers want to fall in love with the hero and BE the heroine? And if this is the case, WHY make the hero such a slut and the heroine TSTL? Maybe women nowadays like men who screw half a country. Everyone has a past, but it doesn't need to be flaunted, in doing so it ruins the story for me because all I think about is the hero screwing someone other than the heroine. Perhaps I am just the oddball in this.
Ok rant finished.
The story is about a man who is an unrecognized bastard of some noble lord. He and his evil mother were thrown into separate dungeons in separate castles after a failed siege incited by said hero. The hero's sole mission in life is to kill his father because he refused to acknowledge him as his son. His revenge is also fueled by his evil mother who was tossed aside by said father who she loved. After escaping the dungeons mother and son plot to lay siege to one of the fathers castles when they were at there weakest. Mind you while escaping the dungeons the prison guards were killed, one of those guards was the betrothed of the heroine, an honorable knight.
So son and mother mange to overtake the castle and hold hostage all wards (one being the heroine - Claire). 80% of this story is long drawn out boring useless fluff with the hero sort of trying to seduce the heroine ( I still don't know why) and yet claiming "he just takes what he wants."
And he demonstrated by forcing her to kiss him .. and of course "her traitorous body melts into him" How many times have you all heard this line of crap in an HR before? Gets tiresome don't you think? I think It is the only thing an author can come up with to justify the h to liking an asshole, clearly a new excuse needs to be found.
OK maybe my rant hasn't finished yet.
Maybe a list would best help sort out what I didn't like:
1. OW - Why is it so popular for authors to tell stories of the hero's past loves? How he spent glorious days in fabulous lovemaking with an OW and cried while she died in his arms? Yet on the same note, he never loved anyone before?
2. Hero had bedded over half of England. Really? Wow for someone who spent so much time consumed with revenge and in dungeons, the man certainly had a lot of free time on his hands.
3. Now that hero has met the heroine, he suddenly grows honor? He will not ruin her, but yet wont take a serving wench to slate his lusts? He only wants her. Why? Was he visited by the ghosts of Christmas past? Clearly the author has no clue how to maintain a character's traits. Is he a rake or not?
4. The whole "my father has been trying to kill me since I was born" excuse was lame. He had many opportunities to do so and didn't. Yet the hero felt his father was still after him. Plot holes really irritate me
5. If the evil mother thought the heroine was such a threat to her son, why not just off her? NOOO instead she come up with a brilliant plan. She puts an aphrodisiac in the H & h's wine. HUH? THIS is the big solution? She does this so he would take her and slake his lust and be done with her. AND even more ridiculous, he REFRAINS from taking her maidenhood. She of course is begging for it and so he obliges by just giving her felacio. Yeah right. I'm to buy that Mr. rake holds off, while being under the influence of an aphrodisiac, from a woman he so intensely desires? Maybe I should put this category under fantasy.
5. When the h finds out the H was the one to kill her betrothed, she is upset, and angry at the H, well for a little while, she then of course gets over it quite easily. A few hours later all is forgiven.
6. When the father reclaims the castle, and evil mother is dead, the H is thrown in a dungeon awaiting his fate. When brought to his father and charges of murder, treason etc. are brought to him, he is humbled and begs forgiveness. Of course the father forgives him and forgoes any punishment. In fact he acknowledges him as his son and gives him a castle. WTF? THIS is what happens to someone who murders? Who lays siege twice?
What I truly abhor is the author giving the reader little credit to having a brain. She tries to at first make the hero a bad, tormented rogue, and then convert him into an honorable man thinking that by a few sentences of forgiveness, and vows of love will redeem his character. Ummm No. This is where she failed miserably. She apparently thinks the reader is as dim witted and naïve as the h.
I couldn't have finished this fast enough. I skimmed most of the way through, not even sure why I didn't just toss it aside.
I cannot enjoy a romance when the hero is a man-whore and the heroine a total dim wit. The whole time I was reading I was hoping the hero would die, and was happy when the heroine was slapped and got her hair pulled.
Seriously, HELLO! Is it me or don't most readers want to fall in love with the hero and BE the heroine? And if this is the case, WHY make the hero such a slut and the heroine TSTL? Maybe women nowadays like men who screw half a country. Everyone has a past, but it doesn't need to be flaunted, in doing so it ruins the story for me because all I think about is the hero screwing someone other than the heroine. Perhaps I am just the oddball in this.
Ok rant finished.
The story is about a man who is an unrecognized bastard of some noble lord. He and his evil mother were thrown into separate dungeons in separate castles after a failed siege incited by said hero. The hero's sole mission in life is to kill his father because he refused to acknowledge him as his son. His revenge is also fueled by his evil mother who was tossed aside by said father who she loved. After escaping the dungeons mother and son plot to lay siege to one of the fathers castles when they were at there weakest. Mind you while escaping the dungeons the prison guards were killed, one of those guards was the betrothed of the heroine, an honorable knight.
So son and mother mange to overtake the castle and hold hostage all wards (one being the heroine - Claire). 80% of this story is long drawn out boring useless fluff with the hero sort of trying to seduce the heroine ( I still don't know why) and yet claiming "he just takes what he wants."
And he demonstrated by forcing her to kiss him .. and of course "her traitorous body melts into him" How many times have you all heard this line of crap in an HR before? Gets tiresome don't you think? I think It is the only thing an author can come up with to justify the h to liking an asshole, clearly a new excuse needs to be found.
OK maybe my rant hasn't finished yet.
Maybe a list would best help sort out what I didn't like:
1. OW - Why is it so popular for authors to tell stories of the hero's past loves? How he spent glorious days in fabulous lovemaking with an OW and cried while she died in his arms? Yet on the same note, he never loved anyone before?
2. Hero had bedded over half of England. Really? Wow for someone who spent so much time consumed with revenge and in dungeons, the man certainly had a lot of free time on his hands.
3. Now that hero has met the heroine, he suddenly grows honor? He will not ruin her, but yet wont take a serving wench to slate his lusts? He only wants her. Why? Was he visited by the ghosts of Christmas past? Clearly the author has no clue how to maintain a character's traits. Is he a rake or not?
4. The whole "my father has been trying to kill me since I was born" excuse was lame. He had many opportunities to do so and didn't. Yet the hero felt his father was still after him. Plot holes really irritate me
5. If the evil mother thought the heroine was such a threat to her son, why not just off her? NOOO instead she come up with a brilliant plan. She puts an aphrodisiac in the H & h's wine. HUH? THIS is the big solution? She does this so he would take her and slake his lust and be done with her. AND even more ridiculous, he REFRAINS from taking her maidenhood. She of course is begging for it and so he obliges by just giving her felacio. Yeah right. I'm to buy that Mr. rake holds off, while being under the influence of an aphrodisiac, from a woman he so intensely desires? Maybe I should put this category under fantasy.
5. When the h finds out the H was the one to kill her betrothed, she is upset, and angry at the H, well for a little while, she then of course gets over it quite easily. A few hours later all is forgiven.
6. When the father reclaims the castle, and evil mother is dead, the H is thrown in a dungeon awaiting his fate. When brought to his father and charges of murder, treason etc. are brought to him, he is humbled and begs forgiveness. Of course the father forgives him and forgoes any punishment. In fact he acknowledges him as his son and gives him a castle. WTF? THIS is what happens to someone who murders? Who lays siege twice?
What I truly abhor is the author giving the reader little credit to having a brain. She tries to at first make the hero a bad, tormented rogue, and then convert him into an honorable man thinking that by a few sentences of forgiveness, and vows of love will redeem his character. Ummm No. This is where she failed miserably. She apparently thinks the reader is as dim witted and naïve as the h.
I couldn't have finished this fast enough. I skimmed most of the way through, not even sure why I didn't just toss it aside.
June 8, 2018
This story was completely riveting! It took me a moment to get into but once I got into it, I could not stop reading! The characters were so alluring. Tye was a perfectly imperfect hero, who even before his redemption, there was something utterly compelling about him. Claire is one of the best heroines I’ve read about in while. She was intelligent, determined, kind and just an all around a wonderful heroine. The writing was wonderfully done and the way things were worded was mesmerizing. Everything was so vivid. I loved this story!
June 10, 2023
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“A Knight’s Seduction” is an enemies to lovers romance that hits all the right notes!
Read full review in the 2023 June issue of InD'tale Magazine.
“A Knight’s Seduction” is an enemies to lovers romance that hits all the right notes!
Read full review in the 2023 June issue of InD'tale Magazine.
December 31, 2018
Quite enjoyable
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest and voluntary review.
I have enjoyed reading this series, having read it over 3 days! I was compelled to read, swept into a world of danger, battle, vengeance, and love. I highly recommend that you read the full series, as there are links between each book. However, each book can be read alone.
In this book, Tye & Veronique continue their plan of vengeance against Geoffrey de Lanceau. Tye's care of the people who live in Wodes Keep is different from the other takeovers. Read the full story & understand that it is worthy of a few hours of lost sleep! Kean's ability to weave a tale of love and redemption amongst such hate & deception leads one to sigh, when the story ends.
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest and voluntary review.
I have enjoyed reading this series, having read it over 3 days! I was compelled to read, swept into a world of danger, battle, vengeance, and love. I highly recommend that you read the full series, as there are links between each book. However, each book can be read alone.
In this book, Tye & Veronique continue their plan of vengeance against Geoffrey de Lanceau. Tye's care of the people who live in Wodes Keep is different from the other takeovers. Read the full story & understand that it is worthy of a few hours of lost sleep! Kean's ability to weave a tale of love and redemption amongst such hate & deception leads one to sigh, when the story ends.
August 18, 2015
I have really enjoyed this series and I really loved this story about Tye and Claire. All Claire wants to do is leave the castle and go live with her aunt because she wants to still be devoted to her beloved who die. But Claire is taken hostage by Tye. All Tye wants is to defeat his father. Tye mother was vengeful and taught him it all. He is intrigued and he thinks he is not worthy of Claire’s love, but he’ll enjoy the challenge of seducing her. He soon finds he is the one seduced by Claire’s innocent beauty and intelligence. She brings light to his dark, tormented soul.
As battle draws near, Tye’s past catches up with him. At risk of losing Claire, he must confront his greatest changes.
I really enjoyed this book.
As battle draws near, Tye’s past catches up with him. At risk of losing Claire, he must confront his greatest changes.
I really enjoyed this book.
September 9, 2015
Fifth book in Catherine Kean's series. A bastard son out for revenge.
A mother out for revenge. A young lady caught in the middle. But are the circumstances really what we are lead to believe?? An exciting tale told with detail and color. This book is full of savage battles, life and death situations, love and soul chilling hate, and possible redemption. I did not want to put it down until the last word and then I wanted more.
A mother out for revenge. A young lady caught in the middle. But are the circumstances really what we are lead to believe?? An exciting tale told with detail and color. This book is full of savage battles, life and death situations, love and soul chilling hate, and possible redemption. I did not want to put it down until the last word and then I wanted more.
June 29, 2015
Excellent 5 star excellent
Tye and Claire are truly wonderful. I am not sorry Veronique finally got her just rewards. What a cruel, heartless woman she was. Tye finally received everything he ever wanted and all it took was the love of the right woman. I hate to see this series end. It is one I will cherish always.
Tye and Claire are truly wonderful. I am not sorry Veronique finally got her just rewards. What a cruel, heartless woman she was. Tye finally received everything he ever wanted and all it took was the love of the right woman. I hate to see this series end. It is one I will cherish always.
January 31, 2019
The story in this book was excellent. It contains some sexual content, but by stories end the lady heroine is still a virgin. Loved the plot twists and turns. I started this book first in the series, so I now will start with the first book as I should have.
I'm looking forward to learn the story from the beginning.
I'm looking forward to learn the story from the beginning.
October 18, 2015
4.5/5.0
This is a delicious tale of knights and damsels in distress and good versus evil!
Read full review in the 2015 October issue of InD'tale Magazine.
This is a delicious tale of knights and damsels in distress and good versus evil!
Read full review in the 2015 October issue of InD'tale Magazine.
May 16, 2018
Loved IT!
Wonderful strong characters for the leads and also strong supportive characters as well. Loved the theme and storyline kept a fast pace so i didn't want to put it down from beginning until the end. Will definitely read more by this author.
Wonderful strong characters for the leads and also strong supportive characters as well. Loved the theme and storyline kept a fast pace so i didn't want to put it down from beginning until the end. Will definitely read more by this author.
June 21, 2018
Tye and Kitten
Loved that Tye finally finds a good woman who sees kindness and honor in him. How horrible his mother Ma violated him to her advantage. I found it was the Best of the knightly books. Great finish
Loved that Tye finally finds a good woman who sees kindness and honor in him. How horrible his mother Ma violated him to her advantage. I found it was the Best of the knightly books. Great finish
October 31, 2016
So good
My very favorite of this series! Yea for Tye ! So glad he finally gets his own story and what a story it is! You won't regret reading this one!
My very favorite of this series! Yea for Tye ! So glad he finally gets his own story and what a story it is! You won't regret reading this one!
December 21, 2018
Exciting!
Thoroughly enjoyed this story of a love that was not meant to be, yet love overcame many obstacles and ended happily.
Thoroughly enjoyed this story of a love that was not meant to be, yet love overcame many obstacles and ended happily.
February 3, 2019
Magnificent
Absolutely by far the best story wriiten, no way to know what would happen at any time. A perfect story
Absolutely by far the best story wriiten, no way to know what would happen at any time. A perfect story
March 13, 2019
I read this in one sitting until 3 AM. Each character was well drawn. The plot twisted satisfactorily and the ending was great.
October 31, 2019
A great read.
June 2, 2020
I enjoyed this tale of a mercenary and the lady he loves. His mother is something to behold, though.
A really good medieval romance.
A really good medieval romance.
October 16, 2019
I liked this story for the setting and the plot line. The way the hero changed over the course of the novel was interesting to watch. I how the author really transports the reader into what's taking place. You can tell she's done her research. That counts for a lot in my mind. I didn't see any anachronistic phraseology which was such a relief.
I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys an adventurous, spicy romance. It is definitely not a sweet romance story, but there is a happy ending. I like happy endings, don't you?
I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys an adventurous, spicy romance. It is definitely not a sweet romance story, but there is a happy ending. I like happy endings, don't you?
December 25, 2018
Claire is a ward of a knight who recently died. His widow is inconsolable. When the castle is attracted by Tye it falls quickly. Tye takes one look at Claire and wants her. She insists on telling him how to act. His mother is furious that Tye does not rape her and forget her. Tye whole purpose is to slay his father. He has trained all his life for just that purpose. This is a good book describing how a parent can taint the thinking of a child.
September 23, 2019
Good
Claire betrothed is killed and decided to go live with aunt but the castle where she was staying at get besieged. Now a hostage to the overlords illegitimate son and his crazed mother her plan to astray. Upon being with her captor she learns more about him and see there might be more to her captor then meets the eye.
Good book a broken man possibly healing his heart by a beautiful sweet lass great read
Claire betrothed is killed and decided to go live with aunt but the castle where she was staying at get besieged. Now a hostage to the overlords illegitimate son and his crazed mother her plan to astray. Upon being with her captor she learns more about him and see there might be more to her captor then meets the eye.
Good book a broken man possibly healing his heart by a beautiful sweet lass great read
September 22, 2019
This was a toughie because I felt like I'd read it before. . . the absent father the whole story revolved around, the bitchy, red-headed villainess, her son Tye, groomed for vengeance, and. . . pretty much nothing else. Did I read it already? Did I not? Did the author simply utilize a monstrous number of the same elements from another book? I'm guessing that's it.
Not a bad read, aside from the nagging repetitiveness of it all, and you get a happy ending, 'natch.
Not a bad read, aside from the nagging repetitiveness of it all, and you get a happy ending, 'natch.
October 14, 2021
A Chip Off The Old Block
This is the story of Tye , Lord L's illegitimate son. If you've read the previous books in the series you know he's been raised by the mother of all mothers. Accordingly he is a vengeful, murderous, s.o.b. He finally has his life's goal at his fingertips, taking over is sires land. All that is left is the final blow, killing his father. Will the love of a good maiden stop him? Exactly, no surprises here.
This is the story of Tye , Lord L's illegitimate son. If you've read the previous books in the series you know he's been raised by the mother of all mothers. Accordingly he is a vengeful, murderous, s.o.b. He finally has his life's goal at his fingertips, taking over is sires land. All that is left is the final blow, killing his father. Will the love of a good maiden stop him? Exactly, no surprises here.
April 30, 2023
Amazing story
I loved this story from.start to finish! Claire and Tye are such interesting characters who are attracted to one another from the time they first meet even though they are enemies. This truly is a story about how love can conquer all which is romance at its best. If you love historical romance set in the middle ages, then you will love this book.
I loved this story from.start to finish! Claire and Tye are such interesting characters who are attracted to one another from the time they first meet even though they are enemies. This truly is a story about how love can conquer all which is romance at its best. If you love historical romance set in the middle ages, then you will love this book.
December 20, 2018
Enjoyed the book
I liked the book especially seeing Tye realize his mother was not the loving parent he thought, coming to that realization and acting accordingly with his sire. Ice clean romance with a happy family ending
I liked the book especially seeing Tye realize his mother was not the loving parent he thought, coming to that realization and acting accordingly with his sire. Ice clean romance with a happy family ending
March 15, 2019
Low 3
More sexual than I actually expected, though I don't know why I'd think otherwise. The resolution felt rushed. Like it tied everything up more easily than it ought to have been.
More sexual than I actually expected, though I don't know why I'd think otherwise. The resolution felt rushed. Like it tied everything up more easily than it ought to have been.
October 1, 2019
A free download on Kindle, I thought it was very brutal. Veronique was extremely violent and unhinged. The heroine was typical, as was the storyline......bad man turned good by the love of a woman. A fun way to relax!
February 2, 2021
Fighting within
A medieval romance of a young knight fighting hate and rejection from family he though were enemies. Good story with a lot of brutal fighting and romance. Good story.
A medieval romance of a young knight fighting hate and rejection from family he though were enemies. Good story with a lot of brutal fighting and romance. Good story.
June 8, 2025
I enjoyed this story of Tye, an illegitimate son who captures his despised father's castle, and Claire, a fiery young woman determined to thwart him when he takes her prisoner. A passionate tale sure to please lovers of medieval romance!
September 23, 2019
A Knight's Seduction
Best part for me was the last chapter. This is where and how I wish this story would have been more about.
Best part for me was the last chapter. This is where and how I wish this story would have been more about.
September 26, 2019
Good story, but in the end there is forgiveness that is too rushed. Not enough prep work for it.
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