title: Valens the Fletcher and His Captive
author: Townsend, Lindsay
description: [BookStrand Historical Romance, capture, HEA] Katherine has been let down by men before. Can she trust the man who captures her? England, Summer 1132 Valens is an arrow-maker and spy for Lord Sebastian (the hero of Sebastian the Alchemist & His Captive, Medieval Captives 1). His beloved sister Julia has died, leaving an infant who needs breast-feeding. Valens is still single, so needs to find a wet nurse for the baby. He kidnaps young Katherine, and her baby, Jack, from a camp of women. Can Katherine save Edith, Valens's little niece? Can she trust the handsome Valens, share her secrets, make a life with him? Can she recover Jack's lost inheritance? Ordered to court Katherine by his lord, Valens slowly begins to understand that he loves Kate, that he loves making a family with her, Jack, and Edith. Does his realization come too late? When, on their wedding day, a plot between Valens and Sebastian is revealed, can Katherine forgive Valens? Can she trust a spy? ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance