by Jayne Castel
The Deepening Night
(The Kingdom of the East Angles, Book 3)
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Spring 630 A.D. and Saewara, sister to the King of Mercia, has just lost her husband. Finally free of a cruel bully, Saewara 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 her people’s enemy.
Saewara will wed Annan of the Wuffingas, 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.
A woman of quiet, indomitable will, Saewara leaves her past behind and attempts to forge a new life for herself as Queen of the East Angles – but her fragile happiness risks destruction by the ambitions of her ruthless brother.
The Breaking Dawn
(The Kingdom of Mercia, Book 1)
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It is the summer of 641 A.D., and Merwenna of Weyham impatiently awaits her betrothed: a young warrior who marched to war, and never returned. She goes in search of him, travelling to Tamworth – the seat of the Mercian King – only to discover the bitter truth. He is dead.
In Tamworth, Merwenna meets Welsh battle Lord, Prince Cynddylan, who led a host of warriors to help Mercia fight Northumbria. From the moment Merwenna and Cynddylan meet, their paths are entwined.
In a journey from Tamworth, through the green heart of Mercia, and 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.
Dawn of Wolves
The Kingdom of Mercia, Book 3
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Can love really change us for the better?
BRITAIN, 657 AD
Ermenilda is a Kentish princess who dreams of becoming a nun. Instead, she's forced to marry a brutal warlord: Wulfhere, King of Mercia.
Trapped in a marriage to a man she equally despises and desires, Ermenilda struggles to embrace her new life. When Wulfhere embarks on a quest for vengeance against her own family after a failed assassination attempt, Ermenilda decides she's had enough. She will find a way to escape him, no matter the consequences.
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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