The Deepening Night by Jayne Castel
She thinks her life is over when she is forced to marry the enemy–but sometimes love comes when we least expect it.
Saewara, sister to the King of Mercia, has just lost her husband. Finally free of a cruel bully, she wishes to take the veil and retire to a life of peace and solitude. But, the king destroys her plans when he orders her to remarry–to Annan, the King of the East Angles.
Following his kingdom’s humiliating defeat to Mercia six months earlier, Annan must ‘bend the knee’ to his new lord. However, what begins as a forced marriage develops into a slow-burning passion between Annan and Saewara. Two proud individuals, they must come to terms with more than an unwanted marriage.
Leaving her past behind, Saewara attempts to forge a new life for herself as Queen of the East Angles–but her fragile happiness with Annan risks destruction by the ambitions of her ruthless brother.
The emotional third book of THE KINGDOMOF THE EAST ANGLES series, for fans of Historical Fiction, Historical Romance and Adventure. Readers who love Diana Gabaldon, Bernard Cornwell and Elizabeth Chadwick should enjoy this epic romance adventure set in Dark Ages Britain. Although each novel follows on historically, this series can be read as separate, standalone, romances.
- File Name:the-deepening-night-by-jayne-castel.epub
- Original Title:The Deepening Night
- Creator:Jayne Castel
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:5d98dfe5-12a0-4a97-bd9c-e05fcdca8d6b
- Date:2014-02-16T05:00:00+00:00
- Subject:Medieval
- File Size:357.680 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Maps
- 2. Character list for ‘The Deepening Night’
- 3. Family Tree: Kingdom of the East Angles
- 4. Family Tree: Kingdom of Mercia
- 5. Prologue – The Funeral
- 6. Chapter One – A King’s Sacrifice
- 7. Chapter Two – The Widow’s Escape
- 8. Chapter Three – Between Brothers
- 9. Chapter Four – The Betrothal
- 10. Chapter Five – Penda’s Game
- 11. Chapter Six – The Lovers’ Dance
- 12. Chapter Seven – In the Darkness
- 13. Chapter Eight – The Reckoning
- 14. Chapter Nine – A Gentle Moment
- 15. Chapter Ten – The River Crossing
- 16. Chapter Eleven – Homecoming
- 17. Chapter Twelve – The Handfasting
- 18. Chapter Thirteen – The Way of Things
- 19. Chapter Fourteen – The Devil’s Work
- 20. Chapter Fifteen – Hare Pie
- 21. Chapter Sixteen – Hereswith
- 22. Chapter Seventeen – New Beginnings
- 23. Chapter Eighteen – The Gathering Storm
- 24. Chapter Nineteen – Lovers and Longing
- 25. Chapter Twenty – A Meeting in the Woods
- 26. Chapter Twenty-One – The Undoing
- 27. Chapter Twenty-Two – The Shadow Approaches
- 28. Chapter Twenty-Three – On the Eve of Battle
- 29. Chapter Twenty-Four – Saewara’s Decision
- 30. Chapter Twenty-Five – The Captive
- 31. Chapter Twenty-Six – The Battle of Exning Woods
- 32. Chapter Twenty-Seven – Things Unsaid
- 33. Epilogue: The Baptism
- 34. Historical Note
- 35. Other Works by Jayne Castel
- 36. About the Author
Jayne Castel
