{"product_id":"the-tempest-a-medieval-historical-romance-9781967169672","title":"The Tempest: A Medieval Historical Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou haven't seen an enemies to lovers story until you've read THE TEMPEST!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedieval mayhem and rollicking adventure has arrived for the Blackchurch Guild knights as a legendary pirate tries to storm their fortress... only to discover the legendary pirate is the most legendary buccaneer of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd no one knows the buccaneer better than Payne Matheson!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePayne is the Highlander of Blackchurch. Big, tough, and with a mouth he can't control, he's an excellent warrior with a supernatural gift for fighting. There is no better combatant at the Blackchurch Guild, but there's a reason for that. Both of his parents were warriors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut he's about to step onto the fighting platform of a much-larger world stage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAstria Julia\u003c\/strong\u003e is the daughter of Sancho I of Portugal, a royal princess by blood. She also happens to be a rebel, a lass with a mysterious past, and when she ends up at Blackchurch as a spoil of war, Payne gets much more than he bargains for with the fiery Portuguese princess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an immovable force meets with a permanent object, it's a battle of wills to see which one breaks first. Head to head combat between Payne and Astria soon turns to something else, something soft and warm that neither one of them recognize. When Astria finally reveals the truth behind her mysterious persona, Payne is in too deep to do anything about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is now part of her, she of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the results could be deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Payne and Astria on a truly epic adventure of pirates, legends, Scotsmen, and the curse of royal blood. At the Blackchurch Guild, the premier training ground of the best warriors in the world, anything can happen... and usually does!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Le Veque Novels, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967169672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"Kathryn Le Veque","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299048423605,"sku":"9781967169672","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ff1cefd0-fc6e-416a-9d0a-601e77625702.jpg?v=1751985103","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-tempest-a-medieval-historical-romance-9781967169672","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}