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Seeking Catherine Kindle Edition

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Bargained away to a brothel, she is beyond hope, beyond rescue … but not beyond the reach of the one man who can save her.

From a USA Today bestselling author Josie Riviera comes a heart-warming book set in Tudor England.

He’s hurt her in the past. Can she trust her heart to him again?

During an age of chivalry they were sweethearts, planning a future together in England.

Headstrong and proud, Catherine Sudfield remembers everything about Stefan Boswell. And she loved him in spite of his poverty and lack of nobility. The restless Gypsy rogue’s powerful good looks and promises of love were more than enough to satisfy her youthful dreams.

But then Stefan left without a word, and Catherine's uncle bargained her off to a brothel.

Sometimes, bonds between a man and a woman, however young, are meant to last a lifetime. But will it take more than a dose of Gypsy magic to chase away the doubts between two guarded lovers?

SEEKING CATHERINE is a short story (12,000 words)
This is a sweet romance, (no sex), but with sensual content.

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104 pages
Language

English
Publication date

October 11, 2012
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3326 KB
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Amazon Review by D. Roller:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"This is another wonderful and short story that takes place in the 1500's. Another gypsy/English man and a woman in need of help and one he has always loved.
I thought this was a good story for a short one and still told you all you need to know about redemption, love, romance and forgiveness."

Amazon Review by P. Whitlock:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Set in Tudor times, I like that.
Good characters, the drama is not overdone, and overall a well written story."

Amazon Review by Kathi D.:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"What woman could ever read this book and. Not be waiting impatiently for their true love to find them. It would and could be a dream come true. This is well written as Katherine was found by her one true love and she was happy to see him."

"I thoroughly enjoyed the sparkling duel between the two main characters, the Gypsy Stefan, and the sharp tongued Catherine, whose situation was extremely dire. It was cleverly written and I must admit, from the beginning until the end I wondered how these two were ever going to come together, and have their happily-ever-after. It was a very entertaining story."

-- Amazon customer

"This was my first book by Josie Riviera and it won't be my last. I loved every minute of it! A fast paced story that keeps you reading to find out what will happen next. I loved the banter between Catherine and Stefan. A very enjoyable short story romance. Very well written and a great cast of characters. I love the cover too!"
-- Amazon customer

From the Author

Dear Reader,
I've always loved anything English, which is why I set Seeking Catherine in England.

However, the Tudor era is steeped in tradition, dishonesty and honor. I've also thrown in some Gypsy magic!

Although this short is a sweet romance, be warned that it is set in a brothel.

It is my hope that you will feel like you've been transported toEngland, and will love and laugh along with the Gypsy (Romany) hero andheroine, Catherine and Stefan, as they rediscover their lost love foreach other.

Happy Reading!

ASIN : B009PSQ4QW
Publication date : October 11, 2012
Language : English
File size : 3326 KB
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Print length : 104 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #3,431 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #16 in Ancient World Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #26 in Medieval Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #49 in Psychic Romance

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124 ratings

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Bibliolatry

This book contains a 48 page conversation, but no plot.

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018

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This book was very odd because there wasn't a plot. The entire book was a conversation that took place in a brothel. I've never read anything like this before.

I realize romance novels are not realistic, but the heroine went from hating to loving the hero in less that two minutes.

Very disappointing!

10 people found this helpful

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Seeking Catherine

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018

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Seeking Catherine by Josie Riviera
Got this book free on kindle site, enjoyed other works by the author.
This one starts with table of contents, praise and awards and reader reviews.
Start out in London 1544 and the thing I really liked was learning new words and what they meant. I rarely read from this time period.
Catherine is in charge of the books at the brothel and we learn of her past and her relatives. She is only there to protect her younger sister.
Sir Thomas is her man, he owns her. She is trying to figure out why the book numbers are not adding up-there's a lot of money missing.
Stefan has arrived during off hours and he confronts Catherine and she learns he will go after what he wants. He had left her once before and know she knows why.
Sex scenes and we learn of how he took out others standing in her way of freedom.
Enjoyed the read-was a short one-for me.
Other works by the author and excerpt from the next book in the series is included.

4 people found this helpful

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Cinderella 7

A Life Of Shame?

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018

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How can an uncle be so cruel and greedy to sell his niece to a brothel and also threaten her that if she doesn't comply he would sell her very young sister to a brothel too?

Stefan has been searching for Catherine for a long time. He finally finds her, she is so hurt because he left her and never came back for her.

Catherine fights him at every turn when he tells her he has come to take her away. Why? She loves Stefan so why won't she go with him?

What does he do for her to surprise her? What does she think when she finds out the truth about him and where he was and what happened to him?

Do they end up together?

You must get this fantastic book. I highly recommend it, I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as I have.

2 people found this helpful

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RPurvis

Really, really bad.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018

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I don't know where the good reviews came from but it doesn't sound like we read the same book. I only made it a third of the way through before giving up. The dialog was ridiculously stilted and nothing had happened in 36% of the book except for the two main characters meeting and not talking. Neither of them said anything of substance and the most action was a quivering lip and a thrown glass of wine. I really gave up because of the dialog though. It was just so, so bad.

5 people found this helpful

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Julia

A good story, but short.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019

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A good story, but short. Catherine was sold to a man by her uncle to pay a debt. If Catherine didn't cooperate, her sister would be sold too. Stefan left to seek his fortune and better his life, but left Catherine behind to wonder what happened. They had been in love and Catherine thought it would be forever. But he had left, she had no idea where he was or when he would be back. One day Stefan shows up at the brothel where Catherine has been kept and she knows it is too late for her, for them. Stefan has been unable to get back to Catherine for a long time, but now he is here and he will take her away from the awful circumstances. He has made his fortune and can provide for her. Catherine isn't sure that she trusts Stefan not to leave her. Can he convince her to give him another chance?

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Dorothy Roller

Short novella with a love, redemption and forgiveness for past hurts.

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019

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This is another wonderful and short story that takes place in the 1500’s. Another gypsy/English man and a woman in need of help and one he has always loved.
She is put in a very unpleasurable and unexpected circumstances that keeps her captive as she is. Our heroine was sold to a very horrible man by her uncle and she is stuck there in a brothel.
Our gypsy hero comes to get her back and rescue her from him and take her as his wife back to his to his home as he is now a lord and one of the wealthiest landowners in England.
But in order to do that he has to do something remarkable to also save her sister from the same fate as her.

I thought this was a good story for a short one and still told you all you need to know about redemption, love, romance and forgiveness.

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Sacrificial Love Seeking

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2020

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Seeking Catherine is a story of lost love and romance. While the characters are from different cultures, they enjoy aggravating each other to the point of anger. Each is so determined in their opinions and status but eventually they warm to acceptance of their shared past love. This is a story of sacrificial love that bears hardships to bring redemption from sad circumstances. I recommend this short story by Josie Riviera.

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Kindle Customer

Abbreviated Novella

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2021

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This abbreviated novella had a singular plot that involved mostly conversation surrounding 'wooing'. Although the cover was lovely and alluring, the story was definitely lacking in substance. It was also really a stretch to be rated clean with the setting in a brothel and involved much more than just 'inferences'. Perhaps, the story just lacked a satisfying beginning and end in this condensed form.

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Top reviews from other countries

Mrs. Sally P. Stackhouse

Novella

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2018

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This is a nicely written short story (84 pages). Personally I think the story could have been expanded in to a full length novel.

Kath9

Very interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2020

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A good read.

Seeking Catherine

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2013

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To say this story is dreadful would be complimentary! There is no story! There has been no research. The style of language is too modern. etc etc

One person found this helpful

DiscreetReader

Different short story

Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2019

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Catherine’s and Stephan’s stories unfold as they banter, he wanting to rescue her, she disbelieving of his actions. Seemingly forgotten promises and forgiveness are featured.
*Spoiler warning: I gave 2 stars, as I didn’t care for the sensual aspect (I don’t care to read reviews with spoilers, so was unaware of what to expect) and also disappointment that after all was resolved between them, Stephan bedded Catherine in a brothel bed. Eww. In a perfect world, he would have procured a marriage license, made use of it and taken her somewhere else for a fresh start.

Roslyn :)

great short read

Reviewed in Australia on May 30, 2019

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This is a quick and surprising novella. It is the first of Ms Riveria’s that I have read and enjoyed it. Although it was set in a brothel there was no sex in it, which is lovely for this reviewer. I wasn’t sure if l liked the hero in the beginning but he grew on my as the story progressed. The heroine has a lot of pain and heartache to deal with and it was well portrayed in the book. I enjoyed this as a start and look forward to reading more.