Description
Wales, 1093.
The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth is destroyed when her father is killed and she is taken hostage. Her honor is further tarnished when she is taken as an unwilling concubine by King William's ruthless younger brother Henry, who later ascends the throne under suspicious circumstances.
Gerald FitzWalter, an ambitious young knight is rewarded for his unwavering loyalty to his new King with Nesta's hand in marriage. He is delighted, having always admired her from afar, but Nesta's only comfort is her return to her beloved Wales where cannot help but be tempted by the handsome, charismatic and dangerous son of the Welsh prince, Owain. When he offers her the chance to join him in his plan to overthrow Norman rule she must choose between her duty and her desire . . .
Author: Elizabeth Chadwick
Publisher: Mobius
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.60d
ISBN13: 9780751577600
ISBN10: 075157760X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | Medieval
- Fiction | Romance | Historical | Medieval
- Fiction | Fantasy | Historical
About the Author
Much of Elizabeth Chadwick's research is carried out as a member of Regia Anglorum, an early mediaeval re-enactment society with emphasis on accurately re-creating the past. She also tutors in the skill of writing historial and romantic fiction. She won a Betty Trask Award for The Wild Hunt and has been shortlisted for the RNA Awards five times.