Novedades

In this darkly comic parable of sin and sainthood, a fifteenth-century peasant girl, Joan of Domrémy, must secure an audience with the derelict Dauphin of France, that he might unite his armies under her leadership against ongoing English invasion. But with her angelically inspired project seeming doomed to failure and ridicule, and with no royal meeting in sight, the girl strikes a dangerous bargain with an old acquaintance—a spirit of uncertain motives—leading to an existential showdown between piety and personal pride which may cost Joan not only her soul but the future of her nation.

Luminita: As a woman in medieval Romania, the inability to control my fate quickly grew from annoyance to a festering wound. Even as a Durand, who can rip the soul from a man, I have no place in power because I am female. When I left my home in Kotor, I vowed to prove the world wrong. Then I stumbled across a true mystery who eventually called me Draga, Beloved. Aaron: After seven thousand years of life, I thought I'd uncovered all of life's secrets.

Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the castle stores are replenished. The sick are healed. And the divine figures of the Constant Lady and her Saints have arrived, despite the barricaded gates, offering succor in return for adoration. Soon, the entire castle is under the sway of their saviors, partaking in intoxicating feasts of terrible origin.

When Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor declares war on the pagans of Denmark, Pomerania and the Baltic lands, he is unaware of the true might of the storm he is about to unleash. Meanwhile, in a small fjord in the north of Norway, a young Norse warrior is about to embark on a journey that will take him far to the south, beyond the land of the Angles and the Franks.

Lady Vivienne Harlowe doesn't fear much, and delves into life's experiences head on. But for years she's been plagued by the unsolved murders of her parents and the strange disappearance of other family members. Now, in the face of a new tragedy, she vows to follow every twist and turn until she's solved the dark deeds at Mablethorpe Castle.

Since losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has crafted a new reputation for himself. From the shadowy corners of London to the halls of the royal court he is known as the Tracker, an investigator for hire who can find anyone or anything. But when the Archbishop of Canterbury hires him to expose the culprit threatening the sacred relics of a holy martyr, Crispin finds himself a stranger in an unfamiliar land.

Set in medieval times, Lourin ran away from a life of wealth and luxury suffocated by formalities and responsibilities. She then lived the simple life she desired with a husband who loved her beyond measure and two amazing daughters. Lourin’s evil in-laws colluded with a corrupt bishop to get rid of her and hired bandits who ripped her true love from her life; then mercenaries kidnapped her daughters and captured her. She experienced despair being taken halfway across the world and thrown over a waterfall.

In the days coming up to Christmas, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later to be Richard III) seeks shelter in York from a snowstorm that has blocked the roads into Middleham. As usual, he stays with the Austin Friars at the Lendal, with their massive library of precious books. Normally, he would enjoy his visit with the Friars, but this time, he is worried that he will not make it home in time for the Christmas Feast with his wife Anne, his small son Edward, and his friends, Francis and Nan Lovell. He prays for a miracle--and soon the skies begin to clear and the snow melts. Anticipating an ...

Will Mary find what she has alwas wanted? Or will her past drag her back down? Mary has finally found a home in Salmisara, a place where she can heal, rebuild, and maybe even belong. With new friends and a family to call her own, she dares to believe her life is moving forward. But just as hope takes root, letters from her past arrive—reminders of the life she left behind in Dermes. As old wounds resurface and unanswered questions demand her attention, Mary must decide: will she fight for the future she’s begun to build, or is she still the same broken soul who ran away?

For Hasting the Avenger, fame and glory were supposed to last forever. Two years after the legendary sack of Paris, Hasting remains haunted—not by his triumph but by the bitter twist of fate that Ragnar’s name made it into the songs of the Skalds and not his. Drowning in resentment and drink, he has become a shadow of the Viking warrior he once was. When his wife divorces him, strips him of his wealth, and takes his son, Hasting’s world collapses around him.

England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on. A young Latin tutor—penniless and bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people.

Winter, 1361. After two decades of conflict, Edward III has finally agreed a treaty with the captive French King, John II. In return for his freedom, John has ceded vast tracts of territory to the English. But for five long years mercenary bands and belligerent lords have fought over the carcass of his kingdom. They will not give up their hard-won spoils to honour a defeated king's promises. If the English want their prize, they'll have to fight for it... Thomas Blackstone will have to fight for it.

A romance thread through a world of war, fantasy fused with fiction, Normandy, 1216: Lady Gabrielle is captured at a French convent and taken to an English castle—a prize for warlord Michael Marston. Her lover, Montague of Rouen, plots a daring rescue, joining forces with English barons about to overthrow King John. Marston steals Gabrielle’s heart with a powerful spell cast by a witch named Minerva. But when England drifts into civil war and Montague attacks, Gabrielle is forced to choose. With whom will she spend eternity: Michael Marston or Montague? A romance thread through a world ...

The eighth book in Griff Hosker's incredible Lord Edward's Archer series of historical novels.

The Year of our Lord 1072 Sir Gabriel Dubois is a fierce and loyal knight, and when King William calls upon him to fight against the Saxon rebels, he doesn’t hesitate. But after the battle, he encounters the conniving Lady Honorine, a woman determined to force him into a marriage by false accusations. If Gabriel cannot prove his innocence, he will be forced to marry her. So, Gabriel enlists the help of his older brother Leon, who suggests a fake betrothal to his wife’s sister, Lady Eadwyn Hexteth. The strong-willed and spirited Eadwyn agrees to play along but finds herself tested in ...

Can a squire's love and duty save the king, or will she be forced to make a choice? When Emryll's clairvoyant abilities save Prince Reynard from an assassination attempt, he persuades his father to grant her wish to become the first female knight of Lornauteria. Enduring years of rigorous training to prove herself, her hidden gift earns Emryll respect among the hardened knights. However, when an uprising against the now King Reynard disrupts her knighting, Emryll and Rey escape as fugitives. With a motley crew of banished knights and bandits, Emryll is determined to protect the king she ...

With her father’s recent demise, the Norman King William takes Mercia Liffild, a Saxon maiden, under his wing and away from her own estate for her own safety, fearing a woman on her own cannot hold such a fortress. But Mercia objects, and King William soon finds out that her way of rebelling is to annoy everyone in his castle. Her sharp tongue and willful spirit soon make it clear that this fiery Saxon maiden is in need of discipline. So she is sent to the Dubois brothers at Hamleigh Castle, where the powerful and foreboding knight, Remy Dubois, is given the task of taming the fiery ...

In the depths of winter, Sir Ralph Percy holds the castles of Dunstanburgh and Bamburgh for the Lancastrians. Queen Margaret of Anjou has fled into Scotland, and no one knows if or when she will return with another army. Supplies are low and the snow is falling. Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, brings his forces to Dunstanburgh first, circling the fortress in a ring of steel. He attempts to cajole Ralph into a surrender with the promise of a second pardon from King Edward. Ralph is not certain...and he is not ready to surrender just yet... A short story 10,000 words long, based on true ...

AD 1203. Plantagenet England. A gripping historical novel and the third instalment of The Chronicles of Robin Hood. Robin of Loxley is in exile in the dark forests of the north, when a killing and a betrayal drive him back to his old battleground of Sherwood Forest. A good man is slain and the full terror of the Sheriff of Nottingham and Sir Guy of Gisborne is unleashed. With the King in Normandy and a people’s champion dead, only warriors outside the law are there to fight for the poor and desperate. Outnumbered and surrounded by his enemies, Robin Hood is forced into waging a murderous ...

An action-packed finale to The Chronicles of Robin Hood.AD 1203. Plantagenet England: The mighty overlords of Sherwood Forest wage war against the poor and desperate. The Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisborne impose a vicious tyranny across the shire.Where is Robin Hood, the leader of the outlaws and rebels? Has he abandoned the persecuted folk of the Forest? As the darkness of winter falls across Sherwood, nobody is sure whether Robin Hood lives or not…Has the revolt against the cruel and powerful overlords been put down at last?This retelling of the Robin Hood legend takes the tale ...