The White Lord of Wellesbourne

1485 A.D. Adam Wellesbourne and his four sons - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - comprise the most feared House in the service of Richard III. Adam's eldest son, Matthew, has earned such an influential reputation that throughout England he is known as The White Lord of Wellesbourne. Upon the eve of the Battle of Bosworth field, Matthew finds himself forced into a contract marriage that he has been avoiding for 10 years. He has no desire to wed the Lady Alixandrea Terrington St. Ave, but his father is insistent. The lady comes with a dowry of 400 fighting men, most important in these warring times. But a strange thing happens to Matthew the moment he meets his future bride; he is actually attracted to her. The Lady Alixandrea is beautiful, intelligent, and kind. But she is also unknowingly caught up in a deadly game of politics. Suddenly, a simple marriage becomes a deadly happenstance. As forces for both King Richard and Henry Tudor build toward the battle that will decide the future of England, Matthew is distracted by the woman he never wanted to marry. In this world where the politics of rival men vying for the throne control the fortunes of a nation, The White Lord of Wellesbourne is torn between the unexpected life he never thought to have and the warring life that he'd always known to be. Will lovely Alixandrea win him or will King Richard?

©2012 Kathryn Le Veque (P)2014 Kathryn Le Veque

Medieval Heaven!!

Its truly wonderful when you find a book that has characters that you love and a story that makes you laugh and cry. This is a touching story of Matthew, a compassionate knight, and Alixandrea, a sweet lady, who are betrothed through an arranged marriage. This beautiful medieval book is filled with history, betrayal, passion, war, jealousy, secrets, loyalty, friendship, grief, and even some humor. It’s got it all.

It took me a while to adjust to the narrator, but he grew on me and overall he was very good.

I highly recommend this book if you enjoy medieval romances. Now, because I have to know Gaston's story, I'm off to listen to Dark One, Dark Knight.

The White Lord of Wellesbourne

5 Stars for Brad Wills spectacular performance as narrator! Once again he has helped these characters find a special place in my heart. One of my favorite narrators of all time.
5 Stars for another of Kathryn Le Veque's amazing novels. There is no way to describe how addicting her Medieval stories of Knights, Lords, Kings, and loves are. They have mystery, love, emotion and the unexpected kin each book. This one is no different. It is a fascinating journey into a tumultuous time. Definitely a do not miss!!! Easy to recommend to Medieval romance lovers.

Touching Story

I particularly like the author ability to infuse reality into Romance - the death of Luke was one such moment - she made us acutely feel the loss while celebrating life and love. Very well written and fast pacing story - definitely worth a read.

3.5 stars, Enjoyable

I liked this sweet story. It was based on "insta-love," though, and I prefer a build up. The narrator was very good, except his voice for Matthew made him sound like a 65 year old man. That is my biggest pet peeve with narrators. I hate for young characters to sound old. I also didn't like his voice for Adam, Matthew's dad. He sounded 100 years old and like he was on death's door every second he spoke.

I love a happy ending!

It was a great story and I was happy at the end of the story. The narrator did awesome with the voices and accents.