Darkest before Dawn (The Kingdom of Mercia Book 2)
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Darkest before Dawn (The Kingdom of Mercia Book 2)
Alchflaed must kill the king of Mercia--yet the man she loves has sworn to protect him. A doomed princess, a brave warrior, and a terrible choice. Â 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.Â
This attempt at 'peace weaving' is not what is 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.  He does his lord's bidding, and she obeys her father--but blind loyalty comes at a price.  The action-packed second book in The KINGDOM OF MERCIA series, DARKEST BEFORE DAWN is for fans of Historical Fiction, Historical Romance and Adventure. Readers who enjoy Diana Gabaldon, Bernard Cornwell and Elizabeth Chadwick should enjoy this epic romance adventure set in Dark Ages Britain. Although each novel follows on historically, this series can be read as separate, standalone, romances.  Want more novels set in Dark Ages Britain? Jayne Castel has written many novels set in 7th Century Anglo-Saxon England and 4th Century Scotland.  DARK AGES BRITAIN:  THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES Prequel novella: Night Shadows Book #1: Dark Under the Cover of Night Book #2: Nightfall till Daybreak Book #3: The Deepening Night  THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA Book #1: The Breaking Dawn Book #2: Darkest before Dawn Book #3: Dawn of Wolves  THE KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBRIA Book #1: The Whispering Wind Book #2: Wind Song (to be released in late 2017) Book #3: The North Wind Comes (to be released in 2018)  DARK AGES SCOTLAND:  THE WARRIOR BROTHERS OF SKYE Book #1: Blood Feud  Get Jayne's FREE Starter Library and read the prequel novella and Books #1 and #2 to her first series, THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES: jaynecastel.com/home/sign-up