Band of Bastards Series
Set in 13th Century England & Wales
The Band of Bastards is an elite force of knights serving King Edward I, led by Eric “Hawk” Grogan. Each man has been chosen because he is the son of a woman who was at the mercy of a nobleman as a maid, a prostitute, or a young innocent charmed into believing she was truly loved before being abandoned to the harsh truth. For a select few of the bastards born to these women, they are given a chance to become something more than expected by a man who found a way to rise above his station. In return for being given a chance to redeem themselves and earn respect, every man in Hawk’s band of elite knights has sworn an oath to serve King Edward and to live by the standards of chivalry set by Hawk: fortunes will to be earned, not stolen; women will be respected and protected; and no bastards will be left in their wake.
If you like heroes who will lay down their lives for the women they love, kill anyone who tries to harm her, stand in awe oher accomplishments, and worship her from head to toe, then you’ll love this series of medieval romances!
Book I: Heart of the Hawk
Can the love of a loyal knight and a headstrong lady survive the test of the king’s wrath?
“Hawk” Grogan, the king’s most trusted knight, has never failed a mission. When the king sends him to Hawkspur Castle in the Welsh Marches to uncover suspected treason, Hawk has every intention of getting to the truth at any cost. He soon learns, however, that there’s one factor in his plan that he hasn’t accounted for–Lady Alyce. The lord’s sister is obstinate, an incompetent liar, easily flustered, and completely beguiling.
Lady Alyce is reluctantly drawn to the brooding knight who trusts no one, roams the castle as if it is his own, and pricks her temper at every opportunity. She is desperate to prove to him that everyone at Hawkspur Castle, English and Welsh alike, is loyal to the king of England. As war erupts around her, she will do everything necessary to save her brother and the village she loves from ruin.
But something is amiss at Hawkspur and Lady Alyce is determined to discover what it is before Hawk can, despite her growing attraction to him. As plots are uncovered and alliances forged, the bond between Hawk and Alyce grows stronger, even as they are both forced to question whether the other can be trusted.
Will their opposing loyalties tear them apart? Or are they willing to forsake king and country to be together?
Book II: Heart of the Viking
He wants vengeance. She wants redemption. An assassin wants them both dead.
In this story enjoy Medieval Romance, a Viking hero, forced proximity, fated to be, destiny, hero’s love at first sight.
After years of grief and emptiness, Galiena Mercer is not seeking another husband. She’s already been a wife, and she can’t risk her heart again. But Fate has other plans when she accidentally overhears a treasonous plot to kill the heir to King Edward’s throne. Worse, she is discovered by the plotters. Her only immediate means of escape is to run into a crowd and then, into the arms of a stranger. But the burly Viking with a jovial smile and ice-blue eyes doesn’t seem to understand that the ruse was meant to end once she escaped the killer’s sight.
Red Algarssen is looking for vengeance, not a wife. But when a terrified raven-haired beauty with silver eyes flings herself into his arms and calls him her husband, what is he to do but step into the role? He decides to follow her and make sure she is safe, especially when he realizes the killer he seeks is the same man pursuing Galiena, who holds proof of plan to murder the prince.
The king and queen must be warned. Motivated by the loss of her own child, Galiena decides she must be the one to address the queen. But Red has no intention of letting her go alone. He knows Fate has brought them together and she is meant to be his mate. When she called him husband, he accepted the role; from now on, he will protect her with his life. As much as Galiena wants to deny she needs the overprotective Viking, or is susceptible to his seductive charm, she cannot get near the king of England without him.
They are drawn into a dangerous web by the sadistic killer intent on destroying them both. But for Galiena, the danger of death is nothing compared to the thrill of the nights spent in Red’s arms. Is she willing to fall in love and risk the pain of losing everything again?
And will her heart survive if Red is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her?
Book III: Heart of the Hunter
Publication Date: Spring 2025
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