Lord of the Sky
Splendid Hour
Afterword
I hope you enjoyed Peter and Liora’s story! It was quite a wild ride. The Executioner Knights stories are always a big adventure, anyway, because of the politics involved, but now add a religion other than Christianity into the mix and it makes for even more dimension.
The one thing I wanted to address, as the author of this tale, is the fact that Liora had to convert to Christianity in order to marry Peter. I touched on that in the author’s note, but I didn’t want to give too much away. Please note that this was not a slam against Judaism in any way – in fact, I hope that this tale rather conveyed, in very small part, the beauty of the religion. But the simple fact of the matter is that, in 1215 A.D., the only way Liora could have married Peter is if one of them converted – he offered to, but she chose to (and insisted on it) so they could be together. It was simply a choice to be with the man she loved and not a statement that one religion is better than another.
Although Judaism has been around longer than Christianity, the historical fact is that England was a Christian country in the 13th century. Liora chose to convert for her husband’s sake and nothing more. As we saw at the end, she remained true to the Jewish way of life in many ways. As she said once, both religions worship the same God, so she was comfortable worshipping as both a Christian and a Jew and in introducing her children to both cultures, which Peter wholeheartedly endorsed. They did the best they could with what was really an impossible situation.
In Medieval times, sometimes the world was far too rigid and clear-cut when it came to religion, so keep Liora’s choice in the context of the times. Please keep that in mind. For her to surrender herself for love like that is a testament to her love for Peter – and the fact that he was more than willing to do it, too, was a testament to his love for her.
You can’t always help who you fall in love with, but in Liora and Peter’s case, they did what they had to do in order to see that love thrive.
On another note, this book brings to the conclusion the Executioner Knight’s contentious relationship with John and begins the reign of John’s son, Henry III, who had one of the longest reigns in English history. It’s interesting to note that Henry could not be crowned in London because the French king, Louis, held the city. When the rebel warlords brought the French over to help them get rid of John, Louis took it seriously – and he claimed London until they could get him out.
Lastly – just a mention about John’s death. Officially, it was dysentery but there were rumors for years that it was poisoned ale or bad food (which it very well could have been), so the Executioner Knights and their thallium poisoning fits very well into the legend. Thallium is one of the most deadly poisons on earth and doesn’t leave any trace, so who’s to say that John’s dysentery wasn’t something else? Not me!
Fun historical tidbits during the time of the Executioner Knights.
Oh… and as for young Asa always wanting to be a knight, don’t be surprised if he turns up in a future Executioner Knight book. My sweet little Maccabee!
Thank you for reading!
Kathryn Le Veque Novels
Medieval Romance:
De Wolfe Pack Series:
Warwolfe
The Wolfe
Nighthawk
ShadowWolfe
DarkWolfe
A Joyous de Wolfe Christmas
BlackWolfe
Serpent
A Wolfe Among Dragons
Scorpion
StormWolfe
Dark Destroyer
The Lion of the North
Walls of Babylon
The Best Is Yet To Be
De Wolfe Pack Generations:
WolfeHeart
WolfeStrike
WolfeSword
WolfeBlade
The de Russe Legacy:
The Falls of Erith
Lord of War: Black Angel
The Iron Knight
Beast
The Dark One: Dark Knight
The White Lord of Wellesbourne
Dark Moon
Dark Steel
A de Russe Christmas Miracle
Dark Warrior
The de Lohr Dynasty:
While Angels Slept
Rise of the Defender
Steelheart
Shadowmoor
Silversword
Spectre of the Sword
Unending Love
Archangel
A Blessed de Lohr Christmas
The Brothers de Lohr:
The Earl in Winter
Lords of East Anglia:
While Angels Slept
Godspeed
Age of Gods and Mortals
Great Lords of le Bec:
Great Protector
House of de Royans:
Lord of Winter
To the Lady Born
The Centurion
Lords of Eire:
Echoes of Ancient Dreams
Blacksword
The Darkland
Ancient Kings of Anglecynn:
The Whispering Night
Netherworld
Battle Lords of de Velt:
The Dark Lord
Devil’s Dominion
Bay of Fear
The Dark Lord’s First Christmas
The Dark Spawn
Reign of the House of de Winter:
Lespada
Swords and Shields
De Reyne Domination:
Guardian of Darkness
With Dreams
The Fallen One
House of d’Vant:
Tender is the Knight (House of d’Vant)
The Red Fury (House of d’Vant)
The Dragonblade Series:
Fragments of Grace
Dragonblade
Island of Glass
The Savage Curtain
The Fallen One
Great Marcher Lords of de Lara
Dragonblade
House of St. Hever
Fragments of Grace
Island of Glass
Queen of Lost Stars
Lords of Pembury:
The Savage Curtain
Lords of Thunder: The de Shera Brotherhood Trilogy
The Thunder Lord
The Thunder Warrior
The Thunder Knight
The Great Knights of de Moray:
Shield of Kronos
The Gorgon
The House of De Nerra:
The Promise
The Falls of Erith
Vestiges of Valor
Realm of Angels
Highland Warriors of Munro:
The Red Lion
Deep Into Darkness
The House of de Garr:
Lord of Light
Realm of Angels
Saxon Lords of Hage:
The Crusader
Kingdom Come
High Warriors of Rohan:
High Warrior
The House of Ashbourne:
Upon a Midnight Dream
The House of D’Aurilliac:
Valiant Chaos
The House of De Dere:
Of Love and Legend
St. John and de Gare Clans:
The Warrior Poet
The House of de Bretagne:
The Questing
The House of Summerlin:
The Legend
The Kingdom of Hendocia:
Kingdom by the Sea
The Executioner Knights:
By the Unholy Hand
The Mountain Dark
Starless
The Promise (also Noble Knights of de Nerra)
A Time of End
Winter of Solace
Lord of the Shadows
Lord of the Sky
Splendid Hour
Gothic Regency Romance:
Emma
Contemporary Romance:
Kathlyn Trent/Marcus Burton Series:
Valley of the Shadow
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The Eden Factor
Canyon of the Sphinx
The American Heroes Anthology Series:
The Lucius Robe
Fires of Autumn
Evenshade
Sea of Dreams
Purgatory
Other non-connected Contemporary Romance:
Lady of Heaven
Darkling, I Listen
In the Dreaming Hour
River’s End
The Fountain
Sons of Poseidon:
The Immortal Sea
Pirates of Britannia Series (with Eliza Knight):
Savage of the Sea by Eliza Knight
Leader of Titans by Kathryn Le Veque
The Sea Devil by Eliza Knight
Sea Wolfe by Kathryn Le Veque
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. You will notice that some series have the same books; that is because they are cross-overs. A hero in one book may be the secondary character in another.
There is NO reading order except by chronology, but even in that case, you can still read the books as stand-alones. No novel is connected to another by a cliff hanger, and every book has an HEA.
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.
For more information, find it in A Reader’s Guide to the Medieval World of Le Veque.
About Kathryn Le Veque
Bringing the Medieval to Romance
KATHRYN LE VEQUE is a critically acclaimed, multiple USA TODAY Bestselling author, an Indie Reader bestseller, a charter Amazon All-Star author, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance with over 100 published novels.
Kathryn is a multiple award nominee and winner, including the winner of Uncaged Book Reviews Magazine 2017 and 2018 “Raven Award” for Favorite Medieval Romance. Kathryn is also a multiple RONE nominee (InD’Tale Magazine), holding a record for the number of nominations. In 2018, her novel WARWOLFE was the winner in the Romance category of the Book Excellence Award and in 2019, her novel A WOLFE AMONG DRAGONS won the prestigious RONE award for best pre-16th century romance.
Kathryn is considered one of the top Indie authors in the world with over 2M copies in circulation, and her novels have been translated into several languages. Kathryn recently signed with Sourcebooks Casablanca for a Medieval Fight Club series, first published in 2020.
In addition to her own published works, Kathryn is also the President/CEO of Dragonblade Publishing, a boutique publishing house specializing in Historical Romance. Dragonblade’s success has seen it rise in the ranks to become Amazon’s #1 e-book publisher of Historical Romance (K-Lytics report July 2020).
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