Some time ago I made a promise that I would post an excerpt from a historical fiction that I am creating if I could not continue on a social network (Twitter). If you came on Twitter, thank you!
(this is the english version for my mutuals who don't speak portuguese)
Here are:
(Provisional description)
Many centuries ago, during a war that devastated France, a young nobleman drew attention among so many knights and army officers. Everyone who saw Baron Gilles de Rais was enchanted by his beauty, but to his friends, the man was nothing more than someone unwitty and cold on the battlefield. This changes when the Court of Charles the Dauphin receives a letter from the east of France, in which a girl declares that she will take the prince to the throne, her name is Jehanne D'Arc, and along with the promise made to Charles, she will bring the peace that once reigned in France. But maybe it's not just the people who need her, because after so many years, something in that girl was able to make the cold Baron of Rais feel alive again.
This short excerpt taken from a prequel to another work shows how the young Gilles, Baron de Rais met the Maid of Orléans, Jehanne D'Arc.
⚠️This story has no historical or educational purpose. All characters, descriptions, places and events are subject to the author's poetic freedom and have no commitment to reality. I kindly ask that in case of doubt and curiosity, the reader visit reliable historical sources. Thank you for your attention.
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.