After the death of her husband left her a penniless widow,
Lady Faye Rivellaux came to live with Lord Torr Lorvais and
his wife, Lady Elayne, and their daughter, Angeline. But
death and ill-fortune continue to plague Faye. At Lady
Elayne's deathbed, Faye promised her best friend to take
care of her daughter, and now Angeline has been kidnapped.
The note delivered to Faye is explicit -- no one is to know
of the ransom demand and the price is silver, which Faye
certainly does not possess. She does, however, have a
priceless golden goblet, a treasure found by Angeline while
playing by the river on an outing with her mother and Faye.
The women agreed to keep the gold a secret, but Faye knows
it is the only thing she has of value that will guarantee
Angeline's safe return. To work with the kidnappers is
unthinkable, but Faye will do what she must to save the
little girl she loves as her own.
Brant Meslarches is repulsed by the mission he's been given
by Lord Torr, but because of a blood oath and a secret
Brant is desperate that Torr keep, he carries out the plan.
Brant is to meet Lady Faye, demand the silver ransom, which
both men know she cannot pay, and send her weeping and
frightened to Torr for help. But Faye faces up to the
situation with uncommon bravery and instead of silver, she
offers up a fortune in gold. Brant is staggered by the
sight. The cup reminds him of his late brother Royce and
his all-consuming quest to find the lost treasure of a king
named Arthur. It reminds him too of the secret Torr holds
over him. Brant is torn by conflict. His oath to Torr must
not be broken, and yet he cannot turn away from helping the
beautiful Faye find Angeline, whom he learns is a mere
child. But neither can he forget that he was the one
responsible for ending his brother's dream of finding
Arthur's treasure and will never be at peace until he finds
it.
This new novel by the up-and-coming Catherine Kean
has many of the same qualities of her earlier books -- an
opening designed to hook the reader into the story, a
vibrant hero and heroine, and even a charming little dog
that more than once rivals the hero for heroism. But that
can't-put-down quality doesn't quite reach all the pages
and some chapters lack the urgency and seductive magic that
characterize this author's normal writing style. It's
still, however, a book worth the read and a nice addition
to a growing collection of successful titles.
Facing the tall, brooding rider by the stormy lakeshore,
Lady Faye Rivellaux clings to her goal--to rescue the
kidnapped child she vowed to protect. At all costs, she
must win back the little girl she loves as her own. When
the stranger demands a ransom she can never pay, Faye
offers him instead her one last hope — a gold cup.
Brant Meslarches is stunned to see the chalice. Worth a
fortune, it's proof a lost cache of wealth from the
legendary Celtic King Arthur does exist, as Brant's
murdered brother believed. Brant can't return the little
girl to the lady whose desperate beauty captivates him.
Yet, now that he's seen Lady Faye, he can't let her escape
his grasp; she is the key to his only means of redemption.
The last thing Faye wants is an alliance with a scarred
knight tormented by secrets. But, she has no other way to
rescue the child. Risking all, she joins Brant's quest. And
finds some things are more valuable than gold.
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