“An evocative, timeless saga of love and
betrayal”
Tony
Riches, author of The Tudor Trilogy
“It
is dangerous to become attached to a du Lac. He will break your heart, and you
will not recover.” So prophesies a wizened healer to Annis, daughter of King
Cerdic of Wessex. If there is truth in the old crone’s words, they come far too
late for Annis, who defies father, king, and country to save the man she loves.
Alden
du Lac, once king of Cerniw, has nothing. Betrayed by Cerdic, Alden’s kingdom
lies in rubble, his fort razed to the ground and his brother Merton missing,
presumably dead. He has only one possession left worth saving: his heart. And to
the horror of his few remaining allies, he gives that to the daughter of his
enemy. They see Annis, at best, as a bargaining chip to avoid war with her
powerful father. At worst, they see a Saxon whore with her claws in a broken,
wounded king.
Alden has one hope: When
you war with one du Lac, you war with them all. His brother Budic, King of
Brittany, could offer the deposed young king sanctuary—but whether he will
offer the same courtesy to Annis is far less certain.
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About the author.
Born in Bath, England, Mary Anne Yarde grew up in the
southwest of England, surrounded and influenced by centuries of history and
mythology. Glastonbury—the fabled Isle of Avalon—was a mere fifteen-minute
drive from her home, and tales of King Arthur and his knights were part of her
childhood.
At nineteen, Yarde married her childhood sweetheart and
began a bachelor of arts in history at Cardiff University, only to have her
studies interrupted by the arrival of her first child. She would later return
to higher education, studying equine science at Warwickshire College. Horses
and history remain two of her major passions.
Yarde keeps busy raising four children and helping run a
successful family business. She has many skills but has never mastered
cooking—so if you ever drop by, she (and her family) would appreciate some
tasty treats or a meal out!
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