Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I (His Fair Assassin Trilogy)
Amazon Best Books of the Month, April 2012:Seventeen-year-old Ismae was fathered by Saint Mortain, the God of Death, and one dark and stormy night, she is brought to a mysterious convent where his many daughters are trained as assassins. When she is given an important assignment to protect the Duchess of Brittany and kill the traitor in her court, Ismae begins to learn that being a handmaiden of Death may not mean what the nuns taught her. But her burgeoning independence comes with consequences, and the fate of an entire country--and the only man she could ever love--hangs in the balance. Set in medieval France with historically accurate details,Grave Mercyis the first book in a gritty, fast-paced trilogy, and gives thrilling new meaning to the term "girl power."--Juliet Disparte--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.