Dawn of Wolves (The Kingdom of Mercia) (34 page)

Dark Under the Cover of Night

(The Kingdom of the East Angles, Book 1)

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Britain—624 AD

Raedwyn—daughter of King Raedwald of the East Angles—has just been handfasted to one of her father’s ealdorman. Although highborn women wed to strengthen political alliances rather than for love, Raedwyn still hopes for a happy marriage like that of her parents. But her optimism is shattered on her wedding night.

Raedwyn’s life shifts unexpectedly when outlaws ambush her new husband’s party on their journey back to his long ship. She finds herself captive of a bitter, vengeful warrior—Ceolwulf the Exiled. He has a score to settle with King Raedwald, and Raedwyn is his bargaining tool.

Caelin, Ceolwulf’s enigmatic son, follows his father on his quest for revenge. Fiercely loyal to her own father, Raedwyn isn’t prepared for her wild attraction to Caelin—or for its consequences. In a world where to go against a king’s word means death, Raedwyn must decide what matters more: love or duty.

Nightfall till Daybreak

(The Kingdom of the East Angles, Book 2)

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Britain—629 AD

Freya, the headstrong daughter of a renowned healer, accompanies her mother to the hall of the king of the East Angles. When the king learns the healer cannot heal him without taking his leg, he flies into a rage, banishes Freya’s mother, and keeps her daughter as his slave.

Enslaved by one king, and then by his successor, Freya fights to regain her freedom in a world controlled by ruthless men. Resourceful and determined, she has just one weakness: Aidan of Connacht, the king’s right hand. Aidan, an incorrigible flirt, has accompanied the new king to Britannia, in search of a new life. However, he soon realizes his loyalty will cost him dearly.

In the shadow of approaching war, Freya and Aidan gradually grow closer—but neither can give in to their passion. Freya’s fate has now entangled with that of her doomed king’s. Ultimately, she must decide just how much her freedom is worth.

The Deepening Night

(The Kingdom of the East Angles, Book 3)

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Britain—630 AD

Saewara, sister to the King of Mercia, has just lost her husband. Finally free of a cruel bully, Saewara wishes to take the veil and retire to a life of peace and solitude.

But, the king destroys her plans when he orders her to remarry—to her people’s enemy.

Saewara will wed Annan of the Wuffingas, the King of the East Angles. Following his kingdom’s humiliating defeat to Mercia six months earlier, Annan must “bend the knee” to his new lord. However, what begins as a forced marriage develops into a slow-burning passion between Annan and Saewara. Two proud individuals, they must come to terms with more than an unwanted marriage.

A woman of quiet, indomitable will, Saewara leaves her past behind and attempts to forge a new life for herself as queen of the East Angles—but her fragile happiness risks destruction by the ambitions of her ruthless brother.

The Breaking Dawn

(The Kingdom of Mercia, Book 1)

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Britain—641 AD

Merwenna of Weyham impatiently awaits her betrothed: a young warrior who marched to war but never returned. She goes in search of him, traveling to Tamworth—the seat of the Mercian King—only to discover the bitter truth. He is dead.

In Tamworth, Merwenna meets Welsh battle lord Prince Cynddylan, who led a host of warriors to help Mercia fight Northumbria. From the moment Merwenna and Cynddylan meet, their paths are entwined.

In a journey from Tamworth, through the green heart of Mercia, into the woods and mountains of Wales, Merwenna struggles between grief for the man she has lost and her powerful attraction to this battle lord, who appears to love only power and glory.

Darkest before Dawn

(The Kingdom of Mercia, Book 2)

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BRITAIN—655 AD

Princess Alchflaed of Northumbria is a spirited young woman, who wishes to choose her own path. Unfortunately, highborn women in Anglo-Saxon England have no say in their choice of husband, and her father promises his daughter to the son of his bitterest enemy.

This attempt at “peace weaving” is not what it seems. Alchflaed’s father orders her to murder her new husband. Charged with this treacherous task, she journeys south to her new home in Mercia.

Maric—a seasoned warrior with a dark past—leads her escort. Princess and warrior find themselves strongly drawn to each other, but they must deny their feelings. Both bound by loyalty, neither can choose their own fates.

Alchflaed’s father has given her a terrible choice: to earn her freedom, she must kill a king.

JAYNE CASTEL writes early-medieval historical romance and historical fiction set in seventh-century Anglo-Saxon England. Two of her novels, DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT and NIGHTFALL TILL DAYBREAK, reached the quarter finals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2013 and 2014.

Jayne writes historical romance adventures about warrior heroes and strong-willed heroines. She weaves powerful love stories into meticulously researched novels about honor, valor, loyalty, and vengeance.

Her KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES and KINGDOM OF MERCIA series are “must reads” for anyone who loves reading historical romance set in a warrior-dominated culture.

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