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The Sword and the Sceptre

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Novice Sister Ana has been living an ascetic life for years, hiding from the would-be king who murdered her family. A misadventure leaves an injured knight in her care. As she tends him, Sister Ana discovers that a war looms between her nation and the knight's. With her nation already ravaged by the despot who claims to be king, Sister Ana knows she must do whatever she can to stop the war- and stop the man responsible for her nation's shattered condition. The knight in her care may not be what he seems, but then again, neither is Sister Ana! Follow her adventures as the young noblewoman picks up a sword and seeks to protect her country as well as to recover all she has lost. 

Book One of the Chronicles of Sanpyro, completed. 

Cover courtesy of Carolynannaish, picture and background from wallpaperflare. com.All Rights Reserved

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