A Knight's Honor

By Connie Mason

Book Overview

Mariah, soon to be a widow, encounters a mysterious knight, Falcon, who cannot remember his past and whose desire to seduce her may put at risk his honor. Original. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843954639
• ISBN13: 9780843954630
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Medieval Read

Okay, I finally went out and bought Connie's new book. And as usual, I wasn't disappointed. This book weaves a wonderful romance about choices and their repercussions. A knight, whose lost his memory after being attacked, quickly falls in love the woman attending him. But when his memory returns he leaves. However, that is what her and her husband intended him to do...leave them with an heir to their title. What she never intended on, was him coming back after her husband's death. This is a yummy book, with likeable characters you'll find yourself rooting for. Connie is a master of writing historical romances, and proves it yet again with this superb read!

Excellent story, Extremely romantic, Refreshing characters, 4.5 STARS

I really enjoyed this story. It was very close to a "Five Star," except for one unresolved issue at the end of the story. Mariah's parents die when she is a young teen. Her ward (Edward) is a kind- hearted old man, who later marries her to save her from being forced to wed a cruel man. Edward still views her as a daughter, so he is uncomfortable sharing a bed with her. He does consummate the marriage, but rarely touches her after that. As he becomes too old to "make an heir," Edward begins to encourage Mariah to take a lover. Edward's wish is for her to bare a son whom he can claim as his own. This would provide an heir to his estate, protecting Mariah and all of Edward's people from becoming victims of his cruel brother, Osgood. Mariah refuses to be unfaithful, until she meets a man whom she cannot resist... Falcon is a knight of King Henry. He is the youngest son in his family, so he has no land or title. Because he is loyal to his king, he hopes to be matched with an heiress. His hope is to gain land and a title through marriage. King Henry delivers an heiress with vast lands and money. However, two weeks before the wedding, Falcon is attacked by a band of thieves, knocked unconscious, and left for dead on a trail. A merchant man finds him and brings him to Mildenhall, Edward's estate. The resident healer, Edwina, nurses him back to health. With Mariah's help, Falcon becomes well in all ways except memory. Falcon has no idea whom he is, or where he comes from. Edward sees this man as a good potential father of his heir. He tells Falcon that he is Mariah's father, and that her husband has passed away. Over the following weeks, Mariah and Falcon fall in love. Falcon becomes happy with the idea of staying at Mildenhall and sharing his life wit Mariah forever. Mariah has guilt over being unfaithful to her husband, but she is in love and she has Edward's blessing to find happiness with Falcon. All is well until the day Falcon's memory returns. He realizes, with great pain, that he cannot stay with Mariah. He has already promised his hand to another woman, and he is a servant of the king. He hardens his heart and tells himself that Mariah isn't really what he wants anyway- a woman who will bring him land and a title. He returns to London to find his betrothed, Rosamond. When he arrives, he finds that Rosamond did not bother to morn him. She has already married another man. He is tempted to return to Mariah, but instead his anger leads him to return to war with his king. Five years later, Edward has passed away. His evil brother, Osgood has raided Mildenhall. He plans to force Mariah to marry his son, Walter. However, Mariah has a 5 year- old son, Robbie, whom Edward had claimed as his heir. The king is too busy to answer Mariah's summons for help. Knowing that Falcon has spent time at Mildenhall, King Henry sends his loyal knight to sort out the mess and decide whom Mildenhall truly belongs to. Mariah never ex

Meagan Hatfield reviews medieval romance, A Knight's Honor

Okay, I finally went out and bought Connie's new book. And as usual, I wasn't disappointed. This book weaves a wonderful romance about choices and their repercussions. A knight, whose lost his memory after being attacked, quickly falls in love the woman attending him. But when his memory returns he leaves. However, that is what her and her husband intended him to do...leave them with an heir to their title. What she never intended on, was him coming back after her husband's death. This is a yummy book, with likeable characters you'll find yourself rooting for. Connie is a master of writing historical romances, and proves it yet again with this superb read!

strong medieval romance

As a teen Mariah married elderly Edmond, the Earl of Mildenhall because he hoped to leave an heir behind, but he failed. Now Edmond is dying and his abusive brother Osgood will inherit the title and estate leaving Mariah with nothing but grief over the loss of a man she considers a beloved father in spite of their attempts to have an offspring. Osgood makes it clear once he inherits that she can stay only if she marries his son Walter, a chip off the cruelty block. King Henry's loyal knight Sir Falcon arrives at Castle Mildenhall injured following an ambush. The wily Edmond persuades Mariah to sleep with the knight. Five years later, Henry sends Sir Falcon to resolve a legitimacy claim. Sir Osgood and Walter insist that the dead Edmond's son Robbie could not have been his as the man was too ill to have had sex. Osgood claims he is the legal earl and demands Mariah marry his son even threatening to harm Robbie. Mariah is attracted to Falcon but fears what will happen if he learns the truth about the deceptions she and her late husband played on him. Though the theme is very typical of the medieval romance, A KNIGHT'S HONOR is a strong historical tale filled with a solid cast including the specter of the intelligent caring deceased Edmond who readers will appreciate his deception in which the end actually justified the means. The story line is character driven though loaded with action as Osgood and Mariah for different reasons need to act fast before Falcon learns the full truth. Connie Mason writes an intriguing novel that fans will treasure due to the tense interaction between the strong characters. Harriet Klausner

4.5 Stars!

Mariah had wed the elderly Earl of Mildenhall, Edmond, when she was a teenager. Though husband and wife, the love they felt for each other was more like father and daughter. Still they had intimate relations in hopes of begetting an heir. As the story opens, Edmond is dying and his cruel brother, Sir Osgood, is to inherit everything. This will leave Mariah homeless, unless she agrees to wed Osgood's son, Walter, who is as mean as his sire. Fate steps in as Sir Falcon of Gaveston is brought to Castle Mildenhall for aid. Falcon is a knight of King Henry. He had been ambushed by a band of brigades. When Falcon regains consciousness, he has amnesia. Edmond convinces Mariah to pretend they are father and daughter. She is to seduce the unknown knight and get with child. In this manner, all would believe Edmond was the father and Mariah would keep her home. Five years later, Sir Falcon is summoned by the king. Mariah is but a fond memory to Falcon. The kings sends Falcon back to Mildenhall as his surrogate. Sir Osgood Fitzhugh and Walter doubt the legitimacy of Robbie, Mariah's son. Worse, Osgood and Walter have taken up residence in Mildenhall, claiming to be Lord Edmond's legal heir. While there, they are pushing Mariah to marry Walter. Falcon's task is to decide whether Robbie is to be declared heir or Osgood. When Falcon arrives at the door, Mariah knows that he will learn that she had been Edmond's wife, instead of daughter, all those years ago. But no matter, Edmond acknowledged Robbie as his son before he died. Mariah had only to claim her son to be age three, instead of four, and the knight would not know the truth. As Falcon takes his time getting answers and making a decision, Osgood and Walter scheme to force Mariah to the alter, even if they must threaten Robbie's life. At the same time, Falcon and Mariah are still physically attracted to each other. Mariah wants Falcon to quickly decide the heir and leave, before he learns who Robbie's father really is. <P(...)