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While Angels Slept

By: Kathryn Le Veque
Narrated by: Kevin Archer
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AD 1139 - When her husband perishes in a skirmish, the Lady Cantia du Bexley Penden is distraught. Her husband was assisting the mighty Viscount Winterton in the battle for the throne between Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois, caught, like most men, in a vicious struggle for the rightful ruler of England.

Tevin du Reims is Viscount Winterton, a man with a heavy burden to bear and a dreadful secret. A lonely man whose wife left him years ago with a sickly child to raise, he is drawn to the sorrowful Lady Penden and in comforting her, falls in love with her. With her husband so recently killed, Cantia cannot resist the solace offered by the handsome viscount.

A fiery passion is borne from grief and loneliness, and soon Tevin and Cantia find themselves in the grip of a powerful romance. But forces are at work against them; Cantia's father-in-law, driven to madness by the death of his son, plots Cantia's demise, blaming her for his son's death. Complicating the issue is Tevin's cousin, the lecherous Earl of East Anglia, who sets his sights on Cantia as a conquest. In order to protect Cantia, Tevin secretly whisks her from Rochester Castle with the intention of sending her someplace safe. But his altruistic plans come to ruin when Cantia is abducted by outlaws.

And so begins the journey. Come along on the adventure of Tevin and Cantia, following them through death and life, through sorrow and hope. It is a tale of a lifetime involving two people with utterly shattered lives who must save each other and restore hope during the dark times of early Medieval England, during a turbulent time when men openly said Christ and his angels slept....

©2012 Kathryn Le Veque (P)2015 Kathryn Le Veque

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Fantasic!!!!!

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This story was well written. Very, Very, worth the money.

Who was your favorite character and why?

All of them. All very different but all needing the same thing Love and Acceptance.

What about Kevin Archer’s performance did you like?

Oh YES

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

For Love and Forgiveness

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I have read this whole series and loved every one of them.

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Great Story!

Wonderful, interesting, and romantic story. The ending was great; brought tears to my eyes. I hadn’t heard Kevin Archer before and thought his performance was excellent.

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while Angels Slept

wonderful 👍 book. I've read this book several times and it always seem like reading for the first time. now that I have listened on audio, it's like reading for the first time again.

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Awesome

I love this story! Kathryn le Veque has never let me down. Her books are so addictive in my opinion. As with her other books, you might want to have a tissue box close by. The characters are so well developed that when they tug on your emotional heart strings you feel for them. Excellent read 😍

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It was a fantastic book! It was captivating. You never know where it was going next. The ending was GREAT!!👍👍👍👍👍

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captivating

What made the experience of listening to While Angels Slept the most enjoyable?

this author weaves a story the draws you in.

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The hero of course

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i became attached to the characters. the epilog always make connections to other books

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i am glad to have discovered this author

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Fantastic!

I savor your stories Kathryn Le Veque. There like the finest of wine and the most exquisite of caviar. You always write like it’s your first and last story. You add a brilliance to every word and you do it in such a detailed way -you take us right along with you. 10 stars

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Great, affirming story, great narrator.

Another satisfying romance from Le Veque. I've only listened to 2 or 3 narrators of her novels, but this one is one of my favorites. He didn't overplay it, which I find can increase the suspense of the storyline. Subtlety can be everything in an audible novel.

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It all begins here

I love this story by Kathryn Le Veque and Kevin Archer only brings it life. Excellent performance!

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My New Favorite Author!!

I was looking for a new trilogy or book series to sink my teeth into. These characters almost jump off the page and the story during the days of Robin Hood and I don't know if it was a purpose but the name de Havilland shouted at me. For those that do not know, Olivia de Havilland played maid Marion in the Robin Hood film opposite Errol Flynn (sigh)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029843/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_51.

I had cried with the previous novel, The Dark Lord and cheered with the ending. I love this author and will be eating up any books by her. I just wish audible would too!

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