War tear open the already divided continent of Fress.
Aerik Ser, King of Eter. Him and his army of veteran warriors blaze across the continent.
He invades the nearby country of Ipress, seizing and purging the churches as he marches across Fress.
Ken Fyrie, Archbishop of the Sleanne church closely monitors every step the warmonger makes.
With his loyal general, Justra, he manages to keep Eter and it's fighters under control but is unable to push back.
Ken occupies Ipress city, ruling over the senate, he looms over the central church's throne.
As the war raises hell the mercenary band, under the control of their boss, the Jailor Knight return home to Fonthir, the fog covered woods that lied in the country of Saedtlel, which is directly connected to Ipress.
Garth, a medicine man who has the strength to wield a sword works closely with Oka, a labor hardened axe woman who record their travels across Fress.
Though, Garth soon finds that the Jailor Knight has been hired to fight for the Sleanne church.
Through that single exchange he had thrown himself into the flames of war.
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.