The truth was that the day itself had been quite unusual, especially at the church when Lady de Winter had snatched Lady Elizaveta and pulled the girl into the sanctuary, having her husband and son shut the door behind them and then refusing to let anyone in. Lady Agnes had been beside herself, t...
Sula regularly over the translation of the Lady of Heaven papyrus. He is helping me with the clues presented. Mr. Sula believes the papyrus is true and is willing to help guide our search. Dear Louis, however, does not believe in the clues but I am still determined to go. I feel that I must. ...
As Keir rode at the head of his army, it was his one predominant thought. He hadn’t been here in years, not since the Battle of Irfon Bridge and Llewelyn ap Gruffudd’s death. He hadn’t truly thought on that event in years but now that he was back in Wales, he found himself reflecting on the batt...
The storm had vanished, leaving the sky scattered with puffy clouds. Stretching her muscles with a groan, she noticed that Bud had vanished. A groggy glance around the room told her she was completely alone. Yawning, she sat up, the jackhammer in her head reminding her of the emotional upheaval s...
Austell’s outer bailey as daylight turned to dusk, Riston didn’t think it looked any different from when he had left it. Part of the north wall was still down, soldiers had sent up temporary camps in the outer bailey, and it didn’t take him long to figure out that Launceston troops had set up an...
The structures this close to the heart of the city were built close together, crowded upon each other in some areas, but there were some lovely buildings that Devereux found very interesting. One of them was a beautiful abbey, which Davyss apologized for not being able to stop at. He was overdue...
Although this was where they usually met, barons opposed to the king and his policies, today’s meeting had been particularly long and particularly edgy. It was nearing evening now as the sun cast shades of pink and gold across the sky, but the lateness of the hour hadn’t d...
Cloven. She continued to watch him closely, deeply curious as to what had occurred between him and his father. From the words that had been exchanged in the corridor, it was obvious that something severe had happened. She'd not had the opportunity to ask him why he had been gone so long, leaving ...
On the contrary; she felt absolutely no fear. But Burle, later joined by Stanton, stood next to each other on the opposite side of the tent and just stared at her. Carington was beginning to feel as if they expected her to grow horns or burp thunder. The way they were looking at her was most stra...
The flight had been horrible so far. He had been utterly stupid to pack most of his team onto the plane, with the exception of Lynn, but his desperation had overwhelmed his common sense. If they all went down, Lynn would be the only one of them left, and the rest would be vulture bait. And Kathly...
His eyes did not have the intensity of Rhys’ brilliant blue, but they were nonetheless captivating and intelligent. He was tall with a muscular build that was both lean and powerful, and he had a smile that positively lit up the heavens; it was the first thing Elizabeau noticed when she saw a str...
CHAPTER FOURTEEN It was dawn in Kent. The mist that had formed in the pre-dawn hours was now hanging like a thick blanket across the land, shrouding the awakening world in a cold embrace. David was standing in the entryway of Canterbury’s mighty keep. His face was pinched from the cold a...
Reluctantly, Marcus had come simply because Christopher had no one else to turn to because most of his knights were too drunk or missing to attend his wife. Marcus was still smarting from her rebuff earlier and he wanted to return to his bed. He hadn't even fully dressed, only taking the time for...
Blood can be depleted; yet the Heart sustains for eternity.' ~ Chronicles of Christian St. John Vl. V, pg CCL CHAPTER SIX Gaithlin's eyes beheld Kelvin for an eternal moment as the man fell to his buttocks on the wooded slats, his gaze wide with complete shock as her boot remained...