The Promise (A Medieval Novella)

He arrived demanding that a debt be paid...

Sir Gavin the Bold appears one winter evening demanding payment for saving the life of Baron Clifton de Leraye. The knight claims that he is entitled to marry one of the lord’s three daughters. Except the claim is called into question, and the lord denies making any such agreement...

She sacrificed herself to pay the debt in full

Lady Estella de Leraye is resigned to the fact that as the eldest, she must carefully tend to the family’s honor so that her sisters will marry well and prosper. But with the arrival of the strange knight, that reputation is thrown into turmoil and her sisters’ futures are threatened. Estella now has no choice but to protect what little integrity the family has left, even if that means burying her innermost desires and agreeing to marry the dark stranger.

Conflicted with her needs along with her sisters, she struggles to come to terms with her plight. And all the while, a blazing attraction to the handsome knight burns brighter with each passing moment. And yet despite his charm and allure, she knows that he is hiding something. Is she willing to give away her heart to him knowing that he has a secret and one that she has yet to uncover?

Note: This medieval Christmas romance novella is approximately 29,000 words or about 80 print pages. Although the story has romantic elements, it does not contain explicit love scenes.