The Sword And The Passion

by Yanina Stachura · 2013

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THE SWORD AND THE PASSION

A DARK AGES NOVEL

Northern Britain 495 AD

Civil War sweeps the country as the Earldormen of the Anglii tribe fight to replace their King.

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When her family are massacred in an act of treachery, Averil, daughter of Earldorman Aethelstan, is enslaved and set on a path to fight for her freedom and restore their honour.

The keys to her destiny - the love of one man and a secret pact her father made long ago with an enemy King.

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 274 pages

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