The King’s Favorite
by Tanya
Anne Crosby
GENRE: Historical
Fantasy Romance
BLURB:
Fearing her “gifts” will be used to defeat her sister Matilda,
Elspeth escapes the Black Mountain priory that has sheltered them since their
father's death, only to find herself indebted to, of all men, a Scotsman, whose
loyalties are in question...
Excerpt:
“What’s wrong, Malcom?”
Peering back at the donjon, Malcom
pulled Elspeth toward Merry Bells, rueful that he would be putting his faithful
horse back on the run. “I’ll explain when we’re away.”
“Malcom! You are frightening me!”
“I’ll explain everything when we’re
gone,” he said again.
She tried to free her hand from his.
“My dress!” she protested. “It was a gift.”
“There’s a coffer full of rich gowns
at home that belonged to my grandmother. You may do with them what you will,
and if they do not please you, I will buy you a hundred more.”
Still, she struggled to free
herself. “But your silver, your hauberk, your blade?”
“I have plenty of silver,” Malcom
reassured, refusing to release her. “My armorer will fashion me another. And it
was an old dirk; I’ll get myself another.”
“It was not an old dirk,” she argued.
“Tis shiny and new and bears the sigil of your house!”
“Our house,” he reminded her. “What
is mine is also yours.”
“Wait!” She gasped, sounding
alarmed. “My Llanthony tunic, Malcom! We cannot leave it here, or he’ll know.”
They reached Merry Bells and even
before he lifted her up to put her on the horse, he untied Merry Bells from the
post. Then he grasped Elspeth about the waist and set her atop his saddle,
praying Merry Bells was up to the challenge.
“’Tis like he already knows,” he
told her. “You must trust me,” he demanded. “As I trusted you.”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Tanya
Anne Crosby is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirty
novels. She has been featured in magazines, such as People, Romantic Times and
Publisher's Weekly, and her books have been translated into eight languages.
Her first novel was published in 1992 by Avon Books, where Tanya was hailed as
"one of Avon's fastest rising stars." Her fourth book was chosen to
launch the company's Avon Romantic Treasure imprint.
Known
for stories charged with emotion and humor and filled with flawed characters
Tanya is an award-winning author, journalist, and editor, and her novels have
garnered reader praise and glowing critical reviews. She and her writer husband
split their time between Charleston, SC, where she was raised, and northern
Michigan, where the couple make their home.
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