Medieval Ever After

Authors: Kathryn Le Veque,Barbara Devlin,Keira Montclair,Emma Prince

MEDIEVAL EVER AFTER

KATHRYN LE VEQUE

KEIRA MONTCLAIR

EMMA PRINCE

BARBARA DEVLIN

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written permission of the publisher.

Published by Dragonblade Publishing

The Brethren of the Coast Badge is a registered trademark ® of Barbara Devlin.

Cover art by Kim Killion

THE SAVAGE CURTAIN

KATHRYN LE VEQUE

TITLES BY

KATHRYN LE VEQUE

MEDIEVAL ROMANCE

THE DE RUSSE LEGACY

The White Lord of Wellesbourne

The Dark One: Dark Knight

Beast

Lord of War: Black Angel

The Falls of Erith

THE DE LOHR DYNASTY

While Angels Slept
(Lords of East Anglia)

GREAT LORDS OF LE BEC

Great Protector

To the Lady Born
(House of de Royans)

LORDS OF EIRE

The Darkland
(Master Knights of Connaught)

Black Sword

Echoes of Ancient Dreams
(time travel)

DE WOLFE PACK SERIES

The Wolfe

Serpent

Scorpion
(Saxon Lords of Hage – Also related to The Questing)

Walls of Babylon

The Lion of the North

Dark Destroyer

ANCIENT KINGS OF ANGLECYNN

The Whispering Night

Netherworld

BATTLE LORDS OF DE VELT

The Dark Lord

Devil’s Dominion

REIGN OF THE HOUSE OF DE WINTER

Lespada

Swords and Shields
(also related to The Questing, While Angels Slept)

DE REYNE DOMINATION

Guardian of Darkness

The Fallen One
(part of Dragonblade Series)

UNRELATED CHARACTERS OR FAMILY GROUPS

The Gorgon
(Also related to Lords of Thunder)

The Warrior Poet
(St. John and de Gare)

Tender is the Knight
(House of d’Vant)

Lord of Light

The Questing
(related to The Dark Lord, Scorpion)

The Legend
(House of Summerlin)

THE DRAGONBLADE SERIES
(Great Marcher Lords of de Lara)

Dragonblade

Island of Glass
(House of St. Hever)

The Savage Curtain
(Lords of Pembury)

The Fallen One
(De Reyne Domination)

Fragments of Grace
(House of St. Hever)

Lord of the Shadows

Queen of Lost Stars
(House of St. Hever)

LORDS OF THUNDER: THE DE SHERA BROTHERHOOD TRILOGY

The Thunder Lord

The Thunder Warrior

The Thunder Knight

TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE
(Saxon Lords of Hage)

The Crusader

Kingdom Come

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

KATHLYN TRENT/MARCUS BURTON SERIES

Valley of the Shadow

The Eden Factor

Canyon of the Sphinx

THE AMERICAN HEROES SERIES

OTHER CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Lady of Heaven

Darkling, I Listen

MULTI-AUTHOR COLLECTIONS/ANTHOLOGIES

With Dreams Only of You
(USA Today bestseller)

Sirens of the Northern Seas
(Viking romance)

NOTE:
All Kathryn’s novels are designed to be read as stand-alones, although many have cross-over characters or cross-over family groups. Novels that are grouped together have related characters or family groups.

Series are clearly marked. All series contain the same characters or family groups except the American Heroes Series, which is an anthology with unrelated characters.

There is NO particular chronological order for any of the novels because they can all be read as stand-alones, even the series.

For more information, find it in
A Reader’s Guide to the Medieval World of Le Veque
.

FOREWARD

The battle of Halidon Hill was fought during the second Scottish War of Independence near Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumbria, England. It is an interesting and particularly brutal chapter of history when the entire city of Berwick, held by the Scots, was under siege by the forces of Edward III. The city’s defenses were placed under the command of Sir Alexander Seton, a Scotsman loyal to the underage King David II, son of Robert the Bruce.

Although Seton led a strong defense, it was a long and bloody conflict that finally forced the Scots to ask for a temporary truce. King Edward agreed to this providing that Seton supplied hostages. Seton did, one being his own son, Thomas. There are conflicting reports that he actually supplied two sons. There was a deadline on this truce, however, and when the Scots refused to surrender the city at the deadline, Edward began hanging the hostages in full view of the city walls. The first one hanged was young Thomas Seton, said to have been somewhere around fourteen years of age. His father and family watched him die.

This event, and many others, culminated in the battle of Halidon Hill, which was a decisive English victory. Berwick surrendered the following day on July 20, 1333.

This is a tale of a love story set within the chaos of a city fallen. In every hour of darkness, there is still hope.