The Fallen One

Read as part of The Age of Chivalry and Romance anthology. Definitely prompts me to read the stories associated with Mathias' compatriots.

I'm having such a great time plowing through Ms. Le Veque's books! I'm in medieval heaven! ;)<br /><br />First read 6/19/14. Currently re-reading as part of "Age of Romance and Chivalry" boxed set. ;) Loved it! Again. I highly recommend reading the entire trilogy. It's great. As soon as I finish reading this boxed set, I'm going back to re-read it again myself. ;)

You know you are into a great book when your husband comes to bed after you and you shush him because you are "in the middle of a battle!". With surprised eyes he lie down beside me and read along with me for two pages. This is a good book! Don't think I've ever had that happen, nor did my husband believe me I was reading something with a battle "scene". Chuckling as I remember.<br /><br />This is my first book by Kathryn Le Veque, which puzzles me, but now I will gobble up her books with great glee!<br /><br />Cathlina and Mathias meet under unfortunate circumstances but there is nothing unfortunate about their meeting, their courtship, nor their life that follows. The author tore me from this century and sent me delightfully back to 1332 A.D. with ease and with vivid descriptions of this medieval world. I've always had a thing for Knights..... but these Knights made my heart stutter and pound!

Mathias is swoon worthy, Cathlina endearing, and Midgy adorable! Ms Le Veque's stories always leave me wanting a book for each and every supporting character!

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Mathias adalah ksatria hebat yang kehormatannya dicabut (gelar, kastil, dst) karena dia berpihak kepada pamannya ketika perebutan tahta di Inggris. Pamannya Mathias ini Robert Mortimer, yang pernah menjadi Wali Raja ketika King Edward III masih bayi tapi dia tidak mau mengembalikan tahta ketika Edward sudah beranjak dewasa. Lalu terjadilah perang. Hasilnya tahta kembali ke tangan raja yang berhak dan Mortimer tewas. Sebagai akibat dari kekalahan ini, semua pendukung Mortimer pun dihukum. Termasuk Mathias dan keluarganya. Alih2 dihukum mati sebagai traitor, dia 'hanya' kehilangan gelar ksatrianya dan tanah/kastilnya. Sehingga Mathias pun berjuang dari nol sebagai pandai besi seperti rakyat jelata. Dia dijuluki The Fallen One. <br /><br />Heroine kita ternyata keponakan dari Tate De Lara, salah satu orang yang menyebabkan Mathias kehilangan segalanya. Artinya gadis ini terlarang untuk Mathias. Tapi yang dilarang ternyata susah dijauhi ya. Mungkin itu namanya jodoh. Setelah kawin lari ke Scotland, Mathias pun bergabung dengan militer disana untuk menghadapi konflik pemberontakan. Ini dia lakukan demi mendapatkan gelar Ksatrianya kembali. <br /><br />Review saya geje banget ?

Sometimes you have to do what’s wrong because of family promises. Friends separated into two groups, those who support Mortimer and those who support Edward. Mathias, his hotheaded brother and father’s heads were spared by the king but were stripped of their titles and lands (which to some is worse than death) because they supported Mortimer due to family ties but he was known for his great and fair reputation. He becomes known as The Fallen One. <br />They become blacksmiths and know that if they ever use a weapon, they would lose their lives. <br />Mathias hears pleas for help and rescues a young girl who was about to be carried off while her sister was trying to fend off the fiend. There is an instant attraction between Mathias and the woman but when her family returns to the wagon, he realizes she is a de Lara, who coincidentally is related to the man who stripped him of his land and titles. <br />Thus begins a story of a young lady who can’t forget her rescuer and a rescuer who tries to forget the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. <br />You will have to read the story to find out the rest. <br />This is a spellbinding story from start to finish. <br /><br />

Reclaiming His Knighthood????<br /><br />ADULT Historical Medieval Romance and Adventure.<br />England ,1332<br />Mathias de Reyne???, and his brother Sebastian, and their father , Justus, lose their knighthoods???, property and titles for following and defending Mortimer and Queen Isabella? against Edward III?. <br />Edward? perseveres against Isabella and Mortimer, and he strips Mathias??? and his brother and father of their knighthood. They are lucky to be alive. If they ever take up arms against the English King ? again, they will be caught and executed?<br /><br />While the three men work as blacksmiths in Carlisle, Mathias??? rescues Cathlina de Lara??, a young lady and Her sister from an attempted abduction by a beggar during the street market. Turns out she is a cousin to the Earl of Carlisle, and lives in Kirklinton Castle?. Her father is the garrison commander.<br /><br />There is a tournament in a few days, and Mattias was always one of the best. He decides to enter under the name of a deceased knight ???who left his amour and sword at their smithy for repair. With a helm covering his face, no one will recognize him. He is hoping if he wins?, they can go to Scotland and fight there and regain their lives as knights????. Perhaps he can win? enough to also win his bride ?, Cathlina!

<strong>Love and honor.</strong><br /><br />Sir Mathias de Reyene is a dishonored knight. He sided with Mortimer against king Edward because Mortimer was family. When Mortimer was executed Mathias and his brother and father should’ve been executed as well. However, his friends Tate De Lara, Stephen Pembury, and Kenneth St. Hever, convinced the king and others to spare him because of his strong reputation as an honorable knight who served the king for many years. To save his life he was stripped of everything, his knighthood, titles and property and went on to live as a blacksmith. That’s when he met the lovely Cathelin de Lara. He saved her and her sister from being abducted and they had an immediate attraction. That’s when he realized he had something worth fighting for and he came up with a plan to regain what he once had, along with a wife. I really enjoyed the the story and the male characters but I had a difficult time liking Cathelin. She was so immature and selfish to the point of annoyance. I could not see his attraction to her beyond the physical aspect. However I did enjoy the the strong knights being back together again.

<strong>Wonderful story!</strong><br /><br />I loved this story of Mathias de Rheyne and his wife, Cathlin. I always hate to see these books end as I'm continually having to search for new books by this author and have begun to have to dig deep to find those I have not read. This book good of Mathias, his brother, Sebastian the Red and their father, Justus, who were all stripped of their knighthoods, titles and lands because they fought forGo her Mortimer. They really didn't have much choice because Mortimer was a relative by marriage &amp; Mathias has promised his mother he would always support the husband of his mother's much loved sister. When Mortimer was put to death the king could have also put Mathias &amp; his family to the same fate. However, King Edward had long been friends with Mathias, as well as Mathias was good friends with Tate de Lara (Edward's uncle &amp; mentor), so the de Then he men managed to keep their lives but little else. While making their living as Jackson's they met the woman Mathias would marry. It was a wonderful story!