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The dragon and the rose

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Parts 27
Time 4h 26m

16thcentury alliance alternativehistory asturias court drama england history intrigue king love power princess queen renaissance romance royal shipwreck tudors wattys2016

The ship that carried the King of England to Asturias where he was to meet his future bride and form a strong alliance with the small, but prosperous kingdom has been attacked, burnt, sunk. And still, the king arrives and his engagement is announced during his welcoming ball. Or maybe they are not one and the same person? Maybe both England and Asturias are part of someone's meticulous and terrifyingly brilliant plan to eliminate the true king and achieve unlimited power over a number of countries?

But however consummate this scheme may be, fate seems to have other plans and everyone knows that fate always wins. Especially if it is the Crown Princess of Asturias' destiny to meet the real English king and disclose the treacherous plan they are all part of.

Book one of the First Queen of Asturias seriesAll Rights Reserved

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