The Queen Of Arrows
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** Marian, a thieving nobleman's daughter with too big a heart, meets Robin Hood, a daring thief with a huge ego. Will they be able to overcome pain, longing, and, finally the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham? Or will the legend end before it begins? **
"Hope, be it never so faint,
bringeth a gleam into darkness,
like a little rushlight
that costeth but a groat."
― Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood -
In the heart of Nottinghamshire, the noblewoman Maid Marian has a secret double life as a thief by night. She steals from the chests of embezzlers and distributes her loot to the poor.
When she crosses paths with the self-proclaimed King of Thieves, past and present collide, soon forcing her to choose between loyalty to the crown and the law - or rebellion.
But it's not only the dangerous raids that swirl her life: soon she is torn between her feelings for the charming Robin Hood and the honourable Guy of Gisborne.
Will Marian be able to bring justice to the kingdom?
Will she lose her heart to the King of Thieves or will the righteous Guy of Gisborne be able to preserve her honour?
In a story of love, courage and resistance, Marian's fate interweaves with the legends of Sherwood Forest.
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Wattys2023 GERMAN WINNER
+ Special Price for Most Engaging World
Cover/Banner by Thinkerling
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🥇1st Place Literary Book Award - Adventure
🥇1st Place Lavender Awards - Historical Fiction
🥇 1st Place Ambrosia Awards - Best Cover
🥇 1st Place Ambrosia Awards - Historical Fiction
🥇 1st Place Phoenix Award - Best Cover
🥈 2nd Place - Tricolour Triennial Awards - Historical Fiction
🥈 2nd Place - The Wonder Awards - Fanfiction
🥈 2nd Place - The Nebula Awards - Historical Fiction
🥈 2nd Place - The Aster Awards - General Fiction
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