Knight of Honor

About the Book

Catherine Berrister is a stunningly beautiful actress of international fame. She's a happy go lucky, in-your-face woman who is respected by her peers and revered by her audiences. Through the years, Cathy has achieved Hollywood's most coveted awards.

One afternoon as she stares at her reflection in the mirror, she throws down the eyeliner and yells, "I'm sagging, I'm bagging. This makeup just isn't cutting it anymore!"

Two weeks later she goes under the knife. Six months later there's not a crease or line in her face. She looks as she did when she was thirty five. At thirty five, she looked twenty four.

Her manager, Frank Cadigan, has her on a tight schedule. Cathy has been traveling non-stop. One evening, she is reviewing a script when suddenly, she tosses it aside and says, "I NEED a vacation!" So she calls Frank and tells him of her decision. "At least three months," she adds.

Afterward, she hauls out the atlas and begins thumbing through it. "Ok, this looks good.... OH.... and France, then maybe Italy." Suddenly, her beloved cat Gusty, jumps up and sits next to her, licking her fur as Cathy continues searching for the next destination. Right before she goes to bed she circles England. "I want to see some of the castles...." she says and looks at Gusty as though the cat understood her every word.

Almost three months have passed. Cathy, Frank and Jim Miller are sitting on a yacht off the coast of England. They're having a wonderful time, eating, drinking, laughing, it's a beautiful evening! Suddenly Frank jumps up and makes a bet with Cathy.... that she can't row around the yacht in less than a minute! Cathy takes his bet and runs to the back of the yacht. She stares at the dingy, which is loaded with her belongings for the long trip home in two days, and lowers herself down into the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Frank runs inside and searches for the spot light.

Cathy wakes up and finds herself sitting on a beach, in the dingy, trying to recall what happened. "Ok, Frank bet me I couldn't row around the yacht in....."

Suddenly a shadow envelops her. She turns around and discovers six men, sitting on very large horses, staring down at her, so she looks up at the man in the middle and says, "Hi, I'm Cathy, where the hell am I, and who are you?" The man looks down and answers, "I am King Richard the Second, of the House of Plantaganet, Son of Edward the Black Prince." She peeps over her sunglasses. "King Richard? Right.... and I'm Princess Leah," as her eyes drift to the man sitting next to him.

Forty five minutes later she arrives at an enormous castle. Adrian Blackthorn, the man who brought her to the stronghold, lays the reins across his enormous black steed and says, "On Brother.... slowly." As they walk into the belly of the incredible stronghold, she notices people are staring at her, so she raises her hand and begins waving as she's seen Queen Elizabeth do so many times and says, "Lovely day, wouldn't you agree?"

She is shown to her room by a woman called Helen. After she leaves, Cathy stares at the beauty which surrounds her when suddenly, she jumps up and says, "Thank God I packed last night! Thank God for cell phones!" So she runs to her purse and grabs the small communicator and presses pound seven, Frank's number. It rings only once when he answers. She practically yells into the phone, "Where in the HELL are you Frank? This is some elaborate trick you pulled on me. I must admit though you are very inventive with all of the king, knight, and castle shit. How DID you manage to pull this off? Unbelievable Frank...." Frank wants to leap through the phone and strangle her. "Cathy, LISTEN to me, I didn't set you up. I DIDN'T pull anything on you.... you have to believe that. I'm going to the police or...."

She becomes more agitated by the second. "I've heard enough! Get your ass over here and pick me up.... no wait, come to dinner with the King and I.... oops, silly me, I'm sure you already know about that. Anyway, gotta go now cause I don't want the battery to go dead. You know my number if you want to leave a voice mail." Frank starts yelling, "Cathy, Cath, listen to me, this isn't...." She interrupts him and says, "See you at dinner tonight sweetie."

THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE BEGINS! It will make you laugh, it will make you cry. You'll hold your breath as Catherine Berrister struggles to understand the unimaginable situation that faces her. If you're a man, you'll fall in love with her, if you're a woman, you'll fall in love with Adrian Blackthorn, War Lord to his Majesty Richard II, King of England. You'll feel the love and devotion she feels for her family and her friends, Susie Long, Frank Cadigan, and his companion Jim Miller.

It sizzles with excitement, passion and love! You won't be able to put it down until you've read the last word.

About the Author

Savannah Kaye enjoyed a rewarding career in the electronics industry for fifteen years, however, in June of 2000, everything came to an abrupt halt when she contracted Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), a debilitating neurological disease that attacked her entire body, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. It was also impossible to hold anything in her hands, much less a pen. However, after six months of physical therapy, along with the love and support of her family and friends, she began to recover.

In January of 2001 she was finally able to sit down at her computer. That's when she began writing Knight of Honor which was completed in August of that year.

Ms. Kaye resides in McLean, Virginia and is currently writing two new novels