The Robber Knight's Love
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Storm and Silence
Freedom - that is what Lilly Linton wants most in life. Not marriage, not a brood of squalling brats, and certainly not love, thank you very much!
But freedom is a rare commodity in 19th-century London, where girls are expected to spend their lives sitting at home, fully occupied with looking pretty. Lilly is at her wits’ end - until a chance encounter with a dark, dangerous and powerful stranger changes her life forever…
The award-winning first volume of the Storm and Silence series! Winner of the People’s Choice Award and Story of the Year Award 2015.
ISBN-10: 3000513515
ISBN-13: 978-3000513510
In the Eye of the Storm
Egypt… land of romance, mystery, and exploding camels. Lilly Linton thought she’d be ready for anything after one month of working for her boss - cold, calculating businessman Rikkard Ambrose. But when they embark on a perilous hunt through the desert, she has to face dangers beyond anything she has encountered before: deadly storms, marauding bandits, and worst of all, a wedding ring!
Can the desert’s heat truly be enough to melt the cold heart of Britain’s richest financier?
The long-awaited second volume of the acclaimed Storm and Silence series.
ISBN-10: 3000513515
ISBN-13: 978-3000513510
The Robber Knight
When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea.
Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall. Welcome to The Robber Knight—a tale full of action, adventure, and romance.
Special Edition with secret chapters revealed and insights into Sir Reuben’s mysterious past.
ISBN-10: 1499251645
ISBN-13: 978-1499251647
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Endnotes
[1] Pejorative expression for a low or evil man, from the old Norse “skutr”, meaning “stern”.
[2] A wooden contraption with three holes: one for the head and two for the arms. Someone could be locked into it and would then be forced to stand bent-over, visible for all passersby. In the middle ages, this was a common punishment. People were put in the stocks for hours or even days, and sometimes, passing, honorable citizens pelted them with stinking projectiles.
[3] A “fool,” also sometimes called a “jester,” is not just an expression for somebody with a lack of little gray cells in the head but was an actual profession in the middle ages with an appropriate dress code. It consisted of a colorful costume with bells attached, so that whenever a fool walked, he would jingle to remind everybody how foolish he was. His job was to amuse people by being silly.
[4] A wardrobe attached to the outside of a castle wall. It was placed directly over the dung heap and had no floor, so the smell from the dung heap would keep the moths away from the clothes.
[5] A medieval pole weapon. A mixture between a spear and axe. Excellent for both stabbing and hacking at your bitter enemies.
[6] A typical German cry to encourage horses. Take note of the two special German dots over the ‘u’—they are of the essence, otherwise German horses will not start moving.
[7] A metal collar worn as part of most heavy medieval armor. Just the thing to wear if you’re taking a little stroll and want to avoid getting strangled from behind.
[8] An archaic term for a young and inexperienced man. Not a very wise thing to do, calling Reuben that, don’t you think?
[9] This is a term for the part of a sword that separates the blade from the hilt. Jutting out towards either side, it is very handy for protecting your hands from being cut to pieces.
[10] Another expression for soldier in the middle ages. It doesn’t have anything to do with having extra arms and hands: arms, in this case, means weapons.
[11] Medieval garment worn by men in the lumbar region. This is a medieval way of saying “You dickhead!”
[12] An expression for what Adam and Eve wore in Paradise before they came up with fig leaf aprons. In other words, zero.
[13] A medieval instrument of torture. And you really, really, really don’t want to know what it does. Trust me.
[14] The most powerful weapon of the middle ages. Constructed without any plans other than what the medieval engineers could memorize, it threw a four-hundred pound projectile at one end of a giant throwing arm with the help of an enormously heavy counterweight at the other end. Advanced models included features such as swinging counterweights and even wheels, so you could take your trebuchet for a spin. To put it plainly, this baby kicked some major medieval ass.
[15] An old term for someone who likes women—a lot of them, and preferably without clothes.
[16] The Cistercians are a religious order of monks, founded in 1098 AD, recognizable by their distinctive white clothing.
[17] A metal collar, part of any self-respecting knight’s armor. Very handy for not getting your throat cut or strangled.
[18] The most famous warrior at the court of Charlemagne, first King of France. His fame unfortunately didn’t prevent him from being slaughtered to death by Charlemagne’s enemies on the retreat from an unsuccessful attempt at conquering Spain - but he died very nobly.
[19] A legendary knight of King Arthur’s Round Table, and the very best of his fighters. As a literary figure, Lancelot (a well-mannered Frenchman with a tendency for tragic romance) was introduced by the 12th-century writer Chrétien de Troyes, for whom, apparently, the former best knight at The Round Table, the rather gruff Sir Gawain, was not polished enough. They both died very nobly, too.
[20] A Mythical Island the location of which nobody knew. Authors from the Roman historian Tacitus to the German dramatist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used it in their works, yet could never agree on a location. Suffice it to say that it is very, very far away from Ayla’s home.
[21] A medieval piece of underclothing that covered a man’s family jewels. Calling someone a puny codpiece was thus not exactly a compliment. But then, since it’s Reuben saying it, you, my esteemed readers, have probably already guessed that much.
[22] An old word for “yes.”
[23] A pitched battle is a fight where both sides consciously choose to engage with the enemy, such as the Battle of Edgehill, during the first English civil war.
[24] The patron saint of large families and the poor mothers responsible for them.
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