TheSavageCurtain

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The year is 1333 A.D. At the conclusion of the English victory at Halidon Hill, King Edward appoints Stephen of Pembury the Guardian Protector of the newly captured city of Berwick. To cement this victory, he orders Stephen to marry the defeated Scottish commanders daughter, the Lady Joselyn de Velt Seton. In a marriage meant to symbolize the English domination over the Scots, Stephen is nonetheless attracted to his new bride; a petite, raven-haired beauty with pale blue eyes, Joselyn is a lady with a horrific past and dark secrets of abuse. She is resistant to the marriage at first but eventually, her attraction to Stephen proves too much to resist and the pair fall deeply in love. But even as their love blossoms, Scots insurgents counter attack Berwick and Stephen is taken prisoner. As the Guardian Protector of Berwick, he is a mighty prize for the Scots and his public execution has been ordered. Stephens old friends, Tate de Lara (Dragonblade) and Kenneth St. Hever (Island of Glass) must plot Stephens rescue even as Joselyn and unexpected allies launch a rescue attempt of their own. Its a race against time to save Stephen from the executioners sword in this tale of conquest, dark secrets, and everlasting