Author K.M. Grant has been praised for her first novel, Blood Red Horse, which was a Book Sense Top Ten Pick. This exciting sequel continues the tale with the de Granville brothers returning from their crusades in the Holy Land. Now, Will journeys to Hartslove to attend his brother's wedding to the beautiful Eleanor de Barre on Valentine's Day in 1193. But the ceremony is violently disrupted by the evil Constable de Scabious claiming that Ellie will be his wife-with blessings from the new king.
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"This was another amazing book in the series. Unfortunately I'm still waiting on the final book in the series. I didn't think I would like any of these books because of the time period (1100-crusades) but the setting actually made them better. "
— Mae (4 out of 5 stars)
“[This] will appeal to boy and girl readers, adventure fans, and horse enthusiasts…It’s a pleasure to await the third book.”
— Chicago Tribune“Grant balances…romantic love, brotherly loyalty, and political fealty while fully capitalizing on the quintessential appeal of tales heavy on sword fights and hoof beats.”
— Booklist" I like hearing more of Kamil's story. "
— Sonja, 5/14/2011" Lots of interesting details on the crusade and a measured look at both sides of the "holy war". "
— Kimberly, 8/17/2010" Book 2 in the DeGranville Trilogy. Wonderful! "
— Heather, 7/31/2010" This is the 2nd book in the tilogy. King Richard is missing. Ellie is kidnapped on her wedding day- Who will rescue her??? An enemy becomes a friend. Lot's of dilemmas and action. Loved it! "
— Shelley, 5/6/2010" Not as good as the first book. "
— Deborah, 2/13/2010" I enjoyed this book more than the last one I think. It had more action and was definitely more of a page turner but in doing so I feel it left out more of the historical aspects. Great overall action book, I'd definitely recommend it. "
— Deanna, 2/5/2010" A good follow up to the first book. Excellent for horse lovers. I will look for the third book. "
— Jo, 1/7/2010" This book is all about great sacrifice, and how even when it all couldn't get worse, you find out that it can. "
— Maegan, 8/12/2009Katie Grant, a writer for The Scotsman newspaper, is one of Scotland’s best known political journalists. She lives in Glasgow with her husband and two sons.
Maggie Mash trained as an actress and worked in theater before starting her broadcasting career in Forces Radio. Her voice-over work includes everything from audiobooks to in-flight airline videos and the UK’s national mental arithmetic SATs tests. Her audiobook narration has earned her an AudioFile Earphones Award. She is fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, and Greek.