Italian Undercover Affair
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In a journey from Tamworth, through the green heart of Mercia, into the woods and mountains of Wales, Merwenna struggles between grief for the man she has lost and her powerful attraction to this battle lord, who appears to love only power and glory.
Darkest before Dawn
(The Kingdom of Mercia, Book 2)
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BRITAIN—655 AD
Princess Alchflaed of Northumbria is a spirited young woman, who wishes to choose her own path. Unfortunately, highborn women in Anglo-Saxon England have no say in their choice of husband, and her father promises his daughter to the son of his bitterest enemy.
This attempt at “peace weaving” is not what it seems. Alchflaed’s father orders her to murder her new husband. Charged with this treacherous task, she journeys south to her new home in Mercia.
Maric—a seasoned warrior with a dark past—leads her escort. Princess and warrior find themselves strongly drawn to each other, but they must deny their feelings. Both bound by loyalty, neither can choose their own fates.
Alchflaed’s father has given her a terrible choice: to earn her freedom, she must kill a king.
Dawn of Wolves
(The Kingdom of Mercia, Book 3)
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BRITAIN, 657 AD
Snow is falling in the Kingdom of Kent when Ermenilda and Wulfhere meet for the first time. She is a Kentish princess, determined to take the veil. He is an exiled prince of Mercia, ruled by ambition.
To win Ermenilda, Wulfhere promises her father he will take back the Mercian throne. He will also renounce his pagan ways and convert to Christianity. When the king agrees, Ermenilda is devastated.
Trapped in a marriage she does not want, Ermenilda struggles between her unexpected passion for her husband and hatred for his harsh, warmongering ways. Wulfhere, initially secure in the knowledge that he has claimed the only woman he will ever want, soon begins to realize that possessing a woman and owning her heart are not the same thing.
About the Author
Love is at the core of all Jayne Castel's stories. She writes historical romance set in 7th Century Anglo-Saxon England and contemporary romance set in Italy.
Her inspirations for these genres come from her fascination for British history, and her love of Italy, where she lived for a decade.
Two of her novels DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT and NIGHTFALL TILL DAYBREAK, reached the quarter finals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2013 and 2014. Her latest historical romance, DAWN OF WOLVES, is a Kindle Scout winner and has been published by Kindle Press.
Jayne lives in New Zealand's South Island, where works as a freelance copywriter. When she’s not writing, she’s studying languages, or dreaming about her next trip to Europe!
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