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The world stands on the edge of peace. A fragile alliance between the New Kingdom and Telesia leads them to set aside their centuries-old quarrel. The deal has been forged by Alex, the peace-loving newcomer to the throne. But things are about to change.
Alex falls in love with Lydia, a fisher's daughter, to the displeasure of his family friends. His aunt has arranged for him to marry a Telesian Princess, and the arrival of Lydia throws her plans into jeopardy.
And then an horrific act of betrayal drives the kingdom once more to the brink of war.
Valery spun around, and the blood drained from his face.
'You!' He gave a strangled cry. 'You left! What are you doing here?' He looked in mounting horror from Lydia’s pale, nervous face to Alex’s, and realised that he had been trapped. Onlookers drifted into the hall as the rumour spread, hungry for the inevitable confrontation.
Alex drew his sword. 'Step away, Lydia,' he said. 'This is between me and Valery now.'
Valery turned on Lydia. 'What lies have you been telling him?' he raged. She backed away in terror, raising her hands as if to shield herself from a blow.
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Alone and in hiding, the young widowed Queen takes on a new identity as she grieves the death of her husband and the loss of her newborn son, abandoned to the care of strangers for his own protection. Hatred for the man who ripped away all she held dear tempers her grief and haunts her nightmares as she relives his brutality, his betrayal. The support of her cousin and a new love do little to ease the pain of her emotional scars, until a face from the past finds her in Cape Carey with a revelation that sends her on a journey across the Kingdom, from the high mountains of the north to the rolling hills of the Estmarch, her birthplace. It is a mission to restore hope.
"Miss Shen, wait!" Baugaur caught up with the couple before they reached the Main Square. Shen looked at him sourly, but he didn't look like he'd be put off. "I need to speak with you . . . alone please," he said, throwing a meaningful glance at Callum.
"There's nothing you can say to Shen that can't be said in front of me," he said defensively. "I swore to protect her; I won't leave her alone."
"I'm more than capable of protecting myself against Baugaur."
Shen threw him an impatient glance. She'd not told him she had misplaced her knife. If she told him now, Callum |
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Mariard Volume 1 The gifting
by Christine Jones
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 Born of their seeds, kingdom will rise against kingdom, one will hold great mysteries, one will turn the tide and one will not be bound. War is fought, not only on the field but also within the mind. Nothing is what it seems take nothing for granted. |
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