“Spellbinding! Few writers share Margaret Mallory’s talent for bringing history to vivid, pulsing life.”

—Virginia Henley, New York Times bestselling

author of The Decadent Duke

“An impressive debut…Margaret Mallory is a star in the making.”

—Mary Balogh, New York Times bestselling

author of At Last Comes Love

 “5 Stars! Amazing…The fifteenth century came alive…Knight of Desire is the first in the All the King’s Men series and what a way to start it off.”

—CoffeeTimeRomance.com

“A fast-paced tale of romance and intrigue that will sweep you along and have you rooting for William and his fair Catherine to fight their way to love at last.”

—Candace Camp, New York Times bestselling

author of The Courtship Dance

“4 Stars! Mallory’s debut is impressive. She breathes life into major historical characters…in a dramatic romance.”

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ALSO BY MARGARET MALLORY

  The Return of the Highlanders

The Guardian

  All the King’s Men

Knight of Desire

Knight of Pleasure

Knight of Passion

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Epigraph

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Chapter 48

Chapter 49

Chapter 50

Chapter 51

Chapter 52

Chapter 53

Chapter 54

Epilogue

Historical Note

A Preview of The Warrior

The Dish

Praise for the novels of Margaret Mallory

Also By Margaret Mallory

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright © 2011 by Peggy L. Brown

Excerpt from The Warrior copyright © 2011 by Peggy L. Brown

All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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First eBook Edition: November 2011

ISBN: 978-1-455-50592-0

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