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Upon a Midnight Dream
They say miracles are myth, fairy tales created for the pious masses. But for a lonely knight returning from the Crusades and a grieving lady with no hope for her future, a miracle will change both their lives forever. Meet Sir Rennington of Ashbourne and Lady Holly St. Maur, and discover the beauty of their Christmas miracle for yourself in this romantic tale.
75 pages, Paperback
First published November 22, 2016
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Kathryn Le Veque
324 books2,087 followersJuggernaut Indie author Kathryn Le Veque is a 'tour de force' in publishing.
Kathryn is a critically acclaimed 21-time USA TODAY Bestselling author, a charter Amazon All-Star author, an Indie Reader top seller, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance with over 100 published novels.
Among her many accomplishments, she is the CEO of Dragonblade Publishing, the #1 Historical Romance e-book publisher on Amazon. In 2020, Kathryn collaborated with Sourcebooks publishing for a Medieval Fight Club series set in Scotland.
Kathryn is a critically acclaimed 21-time USA TODAY Bestselling author, a charter Amazon All-Star author, an Indie Reader top seller, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance with over 100 published novels.
Among her many accomplishments, she is the CEO of Dragonblade Publishing, the #1 Historical Romance e-book publisher on Amazon. In 2020, Kathryn collaborated with Sourcebooks publishing for a Medieval Fight Club series set in Scotland.
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January 5, 2022
A good story, but too short. An entertaining read. It's my first reading of a book set in the year 1194. I usually read Regency mainly. 3.5☆
March 10, 2017
An amazingly sweet story
This story was great but too short! Kathryn Le Veque is the best author i have ever read and I encourage you to read all her novels they are full of adventure, detail and love. This short story was sweet and I didn't like the hero at first but by the end the author explained why he was the way he was. Loved it.
This story was great but too short! Kathryn Le Veque is the best author i have ever read and I encourage you to read all her novels they are full of adventure, detail and love. This short story was sweet and I didn't like the hero at first but by the end the author explained why he was the way he was. Loved it.
December 30, 2018
(audible review) Well, this story was just okay. Kind of ridiculous and Ren started out kind of creepy. I didn't like him at all until the end of the book so that is not good. It would have been better to have some more about his background prior to making him liar and a creeper.
Holly was kind of boring. Just sayin..
I didn't think this was a very good short story. IMO. Maybe for others it was good but nor really for me.
As for the narration it was good. Sean Patrick Hopkins did a good job on the female voices and had a sexy voice for Ren and a nice reading voice.
Holly was kind of boring. Just sayin..
I didn't think this was a very good short story. IMO. Maybe for others it was good but nor really for me.
As for the narration it was good. Sean Patrick Hopkins did a good job on the female voices and had a sexy voice for Ren and a nice reading voice.
September 3, 2017
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW
I didn’t like the hero, Sir Rennington of Ashbourne, particularly at the end of the story. He was too suave, his voice too kind. (probably has something to do with the narrator’s approach) Of course, the reader hears what he is thinking. Even when he, himself, realizes he’s a jerk, I couldn’t forgive him. He changes only when he is cornered, realizing what he was doing to his best friend’s angel, Holly, and feeling guilty. Guilt doth not make a man honorable. I’m not able to get past this point.
If Holly had been another woman, he would have pursued her and not felt badly tricking her. No, he wasn’t my cup of tea. In my mind, he didn’t redeem himself.
Holly isn’t a very likable heroine, either. She is easily duped. I see some seeds of strength in her, but she easily is manipulated by Sir Rennington and then forgives him. I didn’t like that she could dismiss so easily her sisters’ concerns to have her consider marriage. Again, I think it is because of the shortness of the novella, preventing the fleshing of and feelings of the characters) I couldn’t find anything in her to admire.
The narrator’s voice is annoying at times when in both hero and heroine dialogue he breathes in at the end of the phrase. I started listening to that rather than the story!
The plot is a good one along with the setting—a time of miracles at Christmas time and magic. As a novella of 76 pages, character development and supporting scenes to make these characters soar with the season, just didn’t happen.
I normally love everything this writer pens. I listened to the story a couple of days ago, and still my thinking remains the same.
September 24, 2019
Sebenernya bagus ceritanya. Tapi karena novella, jadinya terlalu singkat. Chemistrynya juga terlalu terburu-buru. Padahal menurut saya udah oke sih kalau dibuat novel panjangnya. Menceritakan tentang Sir Rennington of Ashbourne yang sepulangnya dari Holy Land dia terusir dari rumahnya sendiri. Diusir karena dia nekat berangkat ke Holy Land meski ditentang ayahnya. Maka dari itu dia terlunta-lunta tinggal dari satu gereja ke gereja lain, berdoa meminta pengampunan atas semua yang sudah dia lakukan dalam perang salib. Suatu hari ketika dia sedang istirahat di gereja, ada dua orang gadis muda yang datang mencari ranting mistletoe. Dari dua gadis muda inilah Ren mengetahui bahwa ada sebuah pesta besar yang tujuannya untuk mencari jodoh untuk seorang heiress. Dari situ Ren menyusun taktik untuk menjebak si heiress ini. Dia cuma mau harta dan kastil, gak butuh istri. Itu rencana awalnya sih, sampai akhirnya dia bertemu dengan si Heiress yang bernama Lady Holy. Holly ini menolak menikah karena berduka atas kematian tunangannya 5 tahun lalu di Holy Land. Sementara Ren pun kehilangan best friendnya di Holy Land. Nah, sampai di sini udah ketebak kan ya gimana ceritanya.
November 11, 2019
I have submitted this review after listening to the audiobook of this title.
A knight, returned from the crusades, is privy to a conversation between two sisters, who was plotting to place mistletoe beneath the pillow of the eldest sister, so she might dream of her future husband, and turn away from her lost love, who had died two years past.
This conversation gave the knight an idea, which he followed up on.
However, neither he or the lady concerned would have ever conceived of the outcome to his actions.
Short, but none the least sweet romantic tale.
A knight, returned from the crusades, is privy to a conversation between two sisters, who was plotting to place mistletoe beneath the pillow of the eldest sister, so she might dream of her future husband, and turn away from her lost love, who had died two years past.
This conversation gave the knight an idea, which he followed up on.
However, neither he or the lady concerned would have ever conceived of the outcome to his actions.
Short, but none the least sweet romantic tale.
April 14, 2020
A lone knight returned from the Crusades in a church, two sisters plotting a way to marry off their elder sister so they can marry also. Plan was hatch by the knight and token was received. A love lost in battle, memories and heart does not want to love again. Knight and lady meets. Truths and lies are told. Real news about best friend and lost love is uncovered, and the plan is shattered. Will love and forgiveness prevailfor the Knight and the Lady?
Kathyn Le VeQue can spin a tale that will keep you so enthrall that you seen almost there.
Kathyn Le VeQue can spin a tale that will keep you so enthrall that you seen almost there.
November 30, 2020
A dream come true
Ren aka Rennington is a weary knight bedraggled and quite poor! Holly is being harassed by her younger sisters to wed as they too would like to be forced and or wooed! She is the eldest and must go first! Ren is pretending s!esp in the church and over hears them and sees a chance for an heiress and a home no longer a wanderer returned from war! Holly is intrigued by this Knights but as secrets are shared Ren can't go through with deception! He tells Holly the truth but will she forgive him or is it a dream?
Ren aka Rennington is a weary knight bedraggled and quite poor! Holly is being harassed by her younger sisters to wed as they too would like to be forced and or wooed! She is the eldest and must go first! Ren is pretending s!esp in the church and over hears them and sees a chance for an heiress and a home no longer a wanderer returned from war! Holly is intrigued by this Knights but as secrets are shared Ren can't go through with deception! He tells Holly the truth but will she forgive him or is it a dream?
November 14, 2019
Lovely Christmas fairytale
I picked this story because I wanted a fast read, and medieval Christmas novellas are catnip. Imagine my surprise when I found a lot of emotion packed into a few pages, with medieval characters who thought and acted like medieval characters. A party knight, a grieving lady, a false dream, real hope, and the magic of Christmas make for a very satisfying read.
I picked this story because I wanted a fast read, and medieval Christmas novellas are catnip. Imagine my surprise when I found a lot of emotion packed into a few pages, with medieval characters who thought and acted like medieval characters. A party knight, a grieving lady, a false dream, real hope, and the magic of Christmas make for a very satisfying read.
July 5, 2017
Love Abounds
A lonely knight trying to sleep in the alcove of the church. He is awaken by their chatter. Two sisters feeling that they will never marry, their oldest sister refused to marry. The sisters and the knight start get together to find her a husband. This is a good book to read .
A lonely knight trying to sleep in the alcove of the church. He is awaken by their chatter. Two sisters feeling that they will never marry, their oldest sister refused to marry. The sisters and the knight start get together to find her a husband. This is a good book to read .
January 28, 2019
Hollys sisters urge her to find a nan to marry so they can then search for a husband. But Holly lost her fiance and feels she will never love again. Sir Rennington overhears her sisters talking about Holly. He starts out deceptively trying to woo Holly. But revelations and Christmas will show how God has a plan for both of them.
November 2, 2017
Upon A Midnight Dream
I just read the most beautiful love story I have read be fore and can't wait to start another she is very good I will have to agreed. Thank you for a great story. Ada G.
I just read the most beautiful love story I have read be fore and can't wait to start another she is very good I will have to agreed. Thank you for a great story. Ada G.
December 14, 2018
Upon A Midnight Dream
The magic of Christmas is in this story. Two souls mourning the loss of a loved one are brought together through fate only to find love in each other. An enjoyable story.
The magic of Christmas is in this story. Two souls mourning the loss of a loved one are brought together through fate only to find love in each other. An enjoyable story.
July 29, 2019
Upon A Midnight Dream is a Christmas Novella written by Kathryn Le Veque. Le Veque is a masterful author. Her knowledge of medieval history and her ability to write romance create wonderful stories. This was a great novella. I enjoyed the tale of Rennington and Holly is a sweet love story with redemption at its heart. I am looking forward to more by Le Veque.
October 26, 2020
A Touching Short Story
A sad story of a poor knight who is without family or home. Because of something he overheard at a church he was sleeping in he decides to pursue the lonely young woman whose intended as died.
A sad story of a poor knight who is without family or home. Because of something he overheard at a church he was sleeping in he decides to pursue the lonely young woman whose intended as died.
May 10, 2024
Interesting Story
I liked the book but it wasn’t like your others where you tell about children and other things. The next book sounds interesting and if it is on KU I will read it.
I liked the book but it wasn’t like your others where you tell about children and other things. The next book sounds interesting and if it is on KU I will read it.
February 13, 2018
Slow but okay
The story was ehh okay but a good ending. I love the honesty of the main character and of course the happy ending.
The story was ehh okay but a good ending. I love the honesty of the main character and of course the happy ending.
August 2, 2018
A warm and charming tale of love lost, greed and loneliness overcome and the joy of new beginnings.
December 15, 2018
Good short story
This is a great story. This is a Christmas time story of a knight and a lady that will take to breath away. Great work
This is a great story. This is a Christmas time story of a knight and a lady that will take to breath away. Great work
August 1, 2020
I love this Christmas novella! If you want a great quick Christmas read this is your book!!
February 12, 2017
A novella I read as part of the Under the Kissing Bough collection.
December 13, 2018
Audible Romance Package
AUDIOBOOK: Read December 12 2018
2hrs 23min
Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins
It was ok not more not less. OK!
AUDIOBOOK: Read December 12 2018
2hrs 23min
Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins
It was ok not more not less. OK!
January 7, 2017
Redemption
An impoverished knight returned from the Holy Land overhears two sisters in the church lamenting the unmarried state of their sister. A celebration for her birthday and Christmas becomes an opportunity for the knight to pursue the Lady. But deceit becomes remorse when he discovers he was truly sent by God. A lovely love story
An impoverished knight returned from the Holy Land overhears two sisters in the church lamenting the unmarried state of their sister. A celebration for her birthday and Christmas becomes an opportunity for the knight to pursue the Lady. But deceit becomes remorse when he discovers he was truly sent by God. A lovely love story
January 8, 2017
Dreams do come true.
A very charming story about love and forgiveness. What a beautiful story about truth and honesty. Such a sweet and happy ending for them both.
A very charming story about love and forgiveness. What a beautiful story about truth and honesty. Such a sweet and happy ending for them both.
January 16, 2017
I read this as part of the Under the Kissing Bough Collection.
I liked this novella, but I didn't love it.
Ren is a knight with no land or home, he has been wandering since his return from the crusades. When he overhears two young ladies discussing their older sister who refuses to wed, thus giving them leave to wed, he hatches a plan.
Holly is grieving the loss of her betrothed, he died about 2 years ago while on the crusades, she has refused to move on or to marry - much to the dislike of her father and sisters.
When she meets Ren, she feels something for the first time in years and longs to know the man better. When she finds out that he knew her betrothed and was with him at the end, she wants to know more.
Ren has spun a web of lies to capture the fair Holly, but when he realizes that she was betrothed to his best friend, he has a change of heart and can't go through with his deception.
This book was OK, I didn't care for the scheme that Ren planned and I didn't really feel the romance between the leads. But it is well written and has a sweet ending.
I liked this novella, but I didn't love it.
Ren is a knight with no land or home, he has been wandering since his return from the crusades. When he overhears two young ladies discussing their older sister who refuses to wed, thus giving them leave to wed, he hatches a plan.
Holly is grieving the loss of her betrothed, he died about 2 years ago while on the crusades, she has refused to move on or to marry - much to the dislike of her father and sisters.
When she meets Ren, she feels something for the first time in years and longs to know the man better. When she finds out that he knew her betrothed and was with him at the end, she wants to know more.
Ren has spun a web of lies to capture the fair Holly, but when he realizes that she was betrothed to his best friend, he has a change of heart and can't go through with his deception.
This book was OK, I didn't care for the scheme that Ren planned and I didn't really feel the romance between the leads. But it is well written and has a sweet ending.
January 20, 2017
A Christmastime miracle!
Holly St. Maur was born at Christmas, and her father had chosen that time to end her mourning of a lost love by inviting suitors for her to choose from! Enter Sir Rennington of Ashbourne who was not invited but heard her sisters plan to force a marriage and he planned to use those plans for himself! The revelations of that night led to a chance of peace for both!
Holly St. Maur was born at Christmas, and her father had chosen that time to end her mourning of a lost love by inviting suitors for her to choose from! Enter Sir Rennington of Ashbourne who was not invited but heard her sisters plan to force a marriage and he planned to use those plans for himself! The revelations of that night led to a chance of peace for both!
January 4, 2017
Pretence
A lovely story. I especially liked how Ren confessed to the lies he fed Holly that showed he was truly an honorable man. This was a fast read. Even though I have enjoyed all of Ms. LeVeque stories this was very different and also very enjoyable. She is by far one of my favorite authors.
A lovely story. I especially liked how Ren confessed to the lies he fed Holly that showed he was truly an honorable man. This was a fast read. Even though I have enjoyed all of Ms. LeVeque stories this was very different and also very enjoyable. She is by far one of my favorite authors.
January 6, 2017
Wonderful short story
's. LeVeque is one of my favorite authors. She truly has a gift for words making a story. This short work brings a lesson in forgiveness when a knight uses a serendipitous opportunity to fulfill a dream and relieve his and a ladies loneliness.
's. LeVeque is one of my favorite authors. She truly has a gift for words making a story. This short work brings a lesson in forgiveness when a knight uses a serendipitous opportunity to fulfill a dream and relieve his and a ladies loneliness.
January 23, 2017
Loved it
A short story just right for Christmas, or any happy holiday desired. True to all these historical novels, you get a feeling for the age it is set in and a HEA ending. Lovely read!
A short story just right for Christmas, or any happy holiday desired. True to all these historical novels, you get a feeling for the age it is set in and a HEA ending. Lovely read!
February 3, 2017
Another awesome love story from a time long ago. A great short story for anyone, including young adults.
Clean, sweet and so full of fantasy that it was to give anything other than five stars. Enjoy it very much.
Clean, sweet and so full of fantasy that it was to give anything other than five stars. Enjoy it very much.
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