Once his nation's most beloved Prince and famed General, Aaryan Singh Shekhawat now lives in disgrace, accused of treason and murder in a world where honour is everything. He thirsts for revenge and retribution from those he believes wronged him. He is driven by hate and believes himself lost to darkness. When this mission-led knight's path tempestuously crosses with the sweet but feisty Siya Udawat, a princess from an allied house, both their worlds are thrown into turmoil.
Aaryan hates all that Siya stands for and sees her as an unavoidable pawn in a dangerous game of political intrigue. Siya believes him mad at first, and a dangerous criminal afterwards. However, Aaryan sets in motion a chain of events that pits them against numerous foes, some known, and others yet to be discovered. As they encounter entirely unexpected challenges and unearth the secrets from Aaryan's past that threaten to destroy his present and future, their journey is changed irrevocably, spanning across the grandeur of the Rajputana courts to war-torn lands overrun by enemies.
Their story was never going to be simple. Whether love will be their greatest strength, or their overwhelming weakness, is something the novel tries to explore. Dark Knight is a tale of passion and promise, and of an enduring love that defines commitment, dedication and selflessness. It is a story of soul mates that find each other in the unlikeliest of circumstances and have to discover and decide what their love means to them.
Highest Ranking- #47 in Historical Fiction. A Wattpad #Featured story (on 06/10/2017)! Runner Up in The Blue Awards.
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Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.