2/25/26 BookQW = Admirable

A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER

Out of time, bound by honor—only love can break the curse and stop the darkness from rising.

“Thomas, thy protection of me is admirable but not needed,” the Black Knight rebutted under his arnet to his childhood friend and then turned to the queen. Her furor over Thomas’s refusal was evident and so would be her vengeance. He couldn’t allow Thomas to face her wrath. “I refuse Sir Thomas’s protection and challenge him to Joust a’ Plaisance.”

Queen Isabel thought for a moment before coolly signaling for the Chief Marshall to approach her. A wicked smile crossed her lips as she whispered into his ear. A look of dismay soon turned to pleasure as the Chief Marshall faced the Black Knight and Sir Thomas.

“These are the queen’s terms of the challenge set forth. If the Black Knight loses, he will remove the coat of arms signifying his alliance with Heartsease and be banished from these lands for all time. If he should be the victor, then Sir Thomas will be stripped of knighthood and work the land as his father before him. In addition, the Black Knight shall do the queen’s bidding day and night as Queen Isabel so chooses.”

A hush fell over the list as all in attendance waited for the Black Knight’s answer to the cruel request. If he accepted this challenge and lost, he’d be forced to leave his homeland forever. This was the place of his birth and the birth of his beloved Catherine. His victory would bring shame upon Thomas and his family and devastate them, and he’d be at Isabel’s mercy for the rest of his days. Either way, he was doomed. The queen left him without a true choice.

The Black Knight backed his black steed, turned, and then trotted around the list toward William, his young squire. Passing along the rail, he paused long enough to take up the lace-and-purple-ribboned offering from Catherine, the beautiful daughter of Heartsease’s dressmaker. He leaned in toward the raven-haired, blue-eyed young woman, his heart already hers. She smiled and tied the token around his lance, making him her champion.

“How can I help but not fail, Catherine,” he whispered to the lovely but plainly dressed maiden.

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2/18/26 BookQW = PAIN

A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER

(a time-travel romance)

Out of time, bound by honor—only love can break the curse and stop the darkness from rising.

 Gathering himself, he repositioned the lance and charged toward Thomas again. As they met in the middle of the tilt, Reynold lowered his weapon at the last moment and felt the jolt of Thomas’s lance hit him squarely in the chest, causing him to teeter in the saddle. The cheers of the crowd echoed inside his arnet, vibrating in his ears.

One more pass, and it would be over.

Ignoring Will’s questioning look, Reynold spurred Abraxas around and charged his lifelong friend for what he prayed would be the last time. When the two passed, Thomas lifted his lance, missing Reynold by inches. Knowing in that instant Thomas was no fool, Reynold fell sideways, allowing Abraxas to drag him to the west end of the list.

The pain shooting through his body was nothing compared to the satisfaction of knowing Thomas would continue his life as a knight. His plan may not have worked to perfection, but his honor to Thomas was held intact. Reynold would find a new life—a lonely one but a life nonetheless.

“Whoa! Whoa!”

The words came through the blackness trying to take claim to his mind. Abraxas suddenly halted, and Reynold felt himself lifted off the ground. Someone took his foot from the stirrup and pulled the arnet from his head.

Focusing, he gazed into the eyes of his raven-haired love. He had indeed found his place, at last, in Catherine’s arms.

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2/11/26 BookQW = Unbelievable

KNIGHT TO REMEMBER

Out of time, bound by honor—only love can break the curse and stop the darkness from rising. 

He’d followed his heart last night, also. He’d only wanted to hold Lady Courtney, to feel her body next to his. It didn’t matter whether they did a love dance or not; he just wanted his arms wrapped around her. Could he trust his heart, or would he lose it again in a game of chance?

He’d take the chance. No matter the outcome, Lady Courtney was a woman with more than mere beauty. She stood up against her enemies, even if she didn’t fully recognize them. She was a woman who dared to believe in the unbelievable. A woman who, against her better judgment, trusted him when no one else seemed to. She was a woman every man wanted, and if he laid there watching her a moment longer, he’d have to pull her down to him and love her like he should have done last night—fully and completely.

“Thou wilt rub the color from those pages if thou continuest in that manner.” Reynold pulled the blanket off and then moved to get up off the bed. It wasn’t his regular bed of straw, but it was more comfortable than a few hard bales of hay would have been.

Courtney stood, toppling over the chair. “No, don’t get—” she cried out, covering her eyes.

Am I that disgusting that she can’t bear to look at me? Was it not her body that kept me warm during the night?

Laughing, Reynold stood, pulling his britches up around his waist. “That brew hath a pleasing aroma. May I have a cup?”

“Ah, yeah.” She pivoted twice, as if she wasn’t sure what she needed or where she was. Reynold couldn’t help but smile at her obvious dismay over a half-naked man in her shop. The rush of pink on her cheeks only made her more alluring and beautiful in his eyes.

She finally collected herself and poured the delicious brew, setting the cup on the table in front of him. “Thou hast read more of our life together?”

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2/4/26 BookQW = BACK

A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER

Out of time, bound by honor—only love can break the curse and stop the darkness from rising. 

“Black Knight, pledge thy loyalty and love to me and no other!” Queen Isabel Trenowyth demanded.

“I cannot, Your Grace,” the Black Knight replied, ignoring her haughty tone while holding back his jet-black Andalusian from prancing too close to the queen and her court. “My heart belongs to another.”

“Another? Thou wearest the colors of this kingdom. My kingdom.” Isabel snorted, her proud face suffused with rage. “Thy heart canst belong to no other in this time or in any other time.”

“Thou speakest the truth. I wear the black and gold colors of Heartsease as a knight by my own pledge, sworn to protect the castle walls and its people, nothing more, Your Grace. I cannot give my heart to one who on a whim hast so many knights on bended knee.” The Black Knight backed his snorting stallion a little farther from the anger of Queen Isabel. He’d vowed to protect Heartsease and its lands for longer than the queen’s reign; he’d never promised to be her lover.

“Of course, there are other willing knights of Heartsease who would give me the pleasure I request. It is what thou hast refused me all these years which I seek. I have offered thee everything, and now thee shall have nothing.” Isabel waved him off like a finished piece of meat. “The tournament shall continue.”

A sneer marred her otherwise beautiful face. “Ruin him, Sir Thomas!” Queen Isabel commanded of the Black Knight’s opponent.

Sir Thomas backed his gray mount away from Queen Isabel until he reined in solidly beside the Black Knight. The line had been drawn, and the Black Knight knew Isabel would not take lightly a refusal from two of her knights.

 

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