White Knight

This a story of first love and last love, and how sometimes they are one and the same. New York Times bestselling author C.D. Reiss' White Knight is about the journey of finding oneself and becoming the person that you are meant to be. Catherine Barrington and Christopher Carmichael represent the classic true love divided by societal reputations. They meet when they are young and quickly recognize who they are to each other, but of course the town and her family find a way to tear them apart. Don't deny me. I'm yours. Years later sad circumstances bring them back to the same place. Neither Catherine or Christopher are the same person they were before, but their love is still as strong as ever. They just need find a way to reconnect. He was a mistake wrapped in relief tied with a bow shaped like everything I found beautiful. This was a beautiful and heartbreaking love story full of misunderstandings and selfish pride. I loved and hated both Chris and Catherine for the way they just accepted things and made assumptions about the other. If they had just communicated from the beginning a lot of their loneliness and tears could have been avoided. But that is what makes this real and relatable. The struggle to gain status and money, the failed communication, the heartbreak and the love all felt so real to me. That is what I always search for when reading, a connection that feels real to me and C.D. Reiss has given that to me in White Knight. Five 'As Long As It takes' stars. **Review by Amy W., Late Night Reviewer for Up All Night with Books**

I loved this beautiful tale of forbidden love and second chances. Catherine Barrington and Chris Cartwright were young lovers. Chris was the hired help and wasn't what Catherine's parents wanted for her. Chris left town to take over the world so he would be enough for Catherine, but he missed the point entirely. When life gets in the way and misunderstandings happen, they mourn the 'what ifs' and pretend to move on with broken hearts. This story picks up over a decade later. They are different people in different circumstances. Catherine is so sweet and cares deeply for the people in her town. Unfortunately, she has lost herself along the way. Now Chris is home, determined to turn her sadness into joy, prove he is a better man, and win her back. I really loved both Chris and Catherine, they are wonderful characters. Catherine is strong and resilient and Chris is so romantic and sexy. They balance each other and their chemistry is explosive. I loved how this story was expertly told in flashback sequences, carefully revealing young lovers, and the depth of their connection that reunites them. I also loved how it ran simultaneously with the other stories in this series so we would get another point of view of past events. Family and friends are essential, helping to make this a multifaceted story. I was totally mesmerized by this poignant, heartwarming, and steamy romance. It stayed with me long after I was finished. I highly recommend this book/series!

This was a very emotional story from beginning to end. Even though it falls in the King of Code and Prince Charming series, this one felt so different to me. Fraught with pain, longing, angst and love, I felt everything. All the feels. This story gave it time and again. I mean, chapter 19 did me in and a few other chapters as well. There wasn't a lot of action in this story but the emotion more than made up for that. Christopher and Catherine found each other between a chain link fence. It was kismet when their eyes met, but so many things conspired to get in their way. There were parents, social standings, age, and experience. One left, the other asked to not be forgotten, but life likes to throw those curve balls at us. Years later they have to find out if they still have the same feelings towards one anther after having their own separate lives and experiences. The emotional turmoil they both went through alone and together just tugged at your heart-strings and made you want to root for them even more. This story was told in past and present with each chapter. It was good to understand their past to get to their current situation. I finished this in one day. All the good stories end way too quickly for me! You'll need to read this one to find out how it plays in both King of Code and Prince Charming since this story-line seems to encompass them both.