It's the middle of the 16th Century. Twelve years after the great civil war that tore the kingdom of the eastvalley apart, peace finally had been established again.
Mainly, at least.
Heretic, one of the greatest arsonists and mass murderers was at large, burning down villages and slaughtering people.
And his rising bounty attracted bounty hunters: "Deluge" how she was called, and her partners had made it their goal to end his remain of terror.
But what they couldn't have guessed was the way bigger secret they would discover; And that they would have to team up with their enemy to prevent a war, that no one could win.
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TW: Blood, mentions of alcohol, abuse, sexism, racism, people being hanged, burned alive and all the gross stuff that was commom in the middle ages.
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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.