num_pages: 400
description: The Wulfriths. It all began with a woman.A battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval Englandforever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths.An honorable NormanChevalier Cyr DArgent convinced himself he joined Duke Williams invasion of England to reform its church and place its rightful king on the throne. But after a decisive Norman victory the truth of his quest is revealed when his search for fallen kin leads to a Saxon grieving a boy slain by one of his own. Certain the defiant young woman will become the pick of the plunder he forces her off the battlefield. Following a pilgrimage of penance Cyr returns to England to seek his missing brother and claim the barony awarded by King William who stipulates he end the rebellion on his lands. He agrees only to discover the woman he cannot forget is among those he must vanquishand may even be their leader.A rebellious SaxonOn a fateful autumn day in 1066 Aelfled of Wulfens mistake leads to the death of her ladys son. Unforgivableas is the silver-haired warrior who tempts her to put a blade in his back then does the unthinkable in protecting her from his fellow Normans. Now under the usurpers rule faith crippled by her peoples suffering she finds her sanctuary threatened when she becomes a pawn of the rebel leaderand destroyed when betrayal delivers her into the hands of the man who haunts her dreams. As the fires of unrest scorch lives and lands Aelfled struggles to shield her heart as well as her people. But perhaps love can unite Normans and Saxons. Perhaps she is meant to be herewith himfor such a time as this.
language: English
title: Merciless
publisher: Tamara Leigh