After Henry of Lancaster’s rebellion has been crushed, a restless peace settles over England. But the young Edward III is no longer content with being his regents’ puppet, and soon enough Adam is torn between his loyalty to the young king—and that to his former lord, Roger Mortimer, now co-regent and effective ruler of England.
Edward III is growing up fast. No longer a boy to be manipulated, he resents the power of Mortimer and his mother, Queen Isabella. His regents show little inclination of handing over their power to him, the rightful king, and Edward suspects they never will unless he forces their hand.
Adam de Guirande is first and foremost Edward’s man, and he too is of the opinion that the young king is capable of ruling on his own. But for Adam siding with his king causes heartache, as he still loves Roger Mortimer, the man who shaped him into what he is.
Inevitably, Edward and his regents march toward a final confrontation. And there is nothing Adam can do but pray and hope that somehow things will work out. Unfortunately, prayers don’t always help.
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Had Anna Belfrage been allowed to choose, she’d have become a professional time traveler. As this was impossible, she instead authored the acclaimed Graham Saga, a time-traveling series set in the seventeenth century. Her latest series is set in the 1320s and features Adam de Guirande, his wife Kit, and their adventures during Roger Mortimer’s rise to power.
Greg Patmore became an actor and voice artist in his midforties and has enjoyed a varied career on stage, screen, and in the voice-over studio ever since. Books have always played a huge role in his life. He won an Audie Award in 2019, an Audiofile Earphones Award in February 2019, and was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2018. Best known on TV as Good ’Lias Hatfield in the Golden Globe and Emmy award–winning Hatfields & McCoys, alongside Kevin Costner, Greg is also a composer and musician, lives as much as possible on a beautiful Dutch Barge somewhere in the middle of France, and is a passionate follower of Rugby League and supporter of the world famous Wigan Warriors.