The year is 1079. After decades of war ripped the once beautiful land of Era apart, peace was finally restored in the 7 Kingdoms. A treaty was signed by their rulers, binding the Kingdoms as one, under the rule of the greatest empire of all; Meralda.
With the reign of their leader, King William the Great, Era would once again rise to magnificent glory. Strong and united, until the day of his death, the land flourished; but all over the Kingdoms the wise men began to worry. The Queen had yet to bear a son and suitable heir to the throne, and in this land it was not the prince or princesse's birth right to be appointed the next ruler; instead, only he who won the trial of combat and wit against all challenging heirs of the Kingdom had a right to the throne of Era.
Far away, shielded from the worries of the world, Alexandra lived with her father and four older brothers in the small village of Reven. As the youngest daughter of one of the most skillful weapon smiths in North Casand, one of the smaller, less known kingdoms of the realm, she grew up forging and studying the art of fighting from a young age. By the time she was 7, she was able to build basic tools and arrow heads. When she was 9 she created her first dagger. And at the age of 13 she was a valuable part of her father's blacksmith, working along side her brothers and known throughout Reven for her exceptional fighting skill.
Desperate to leave her boring life behind, Alexandra accepts a strange travellers offer to join him on his travels, leading her into a new life of bloodshed, pain and desire, and one step closer to fulfilling the centuries old Prophecy of Era.
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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.