Crowning Mercy

Bernard Cornwell, the perennial New York Times bestselling author of the Richard Sharpe series and perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today joins co-author Susannah Kells for A Crowning Mercy-a breathtaking romantic adventure set against the dramatic backdrop of the English Civil War. The exciting story of a rebellious Puritan woman on a perilous quest for love and fortune, A Crowning Mercy is a must for Cornwell fans as well as for devoted readers of Sharon Kay Penman and Diana Gabaldon.

In the Dorset countryside, one sunlit afternoon, a young girl fell in love with a passing stranger. When a marriage is forced upon her, she flees in an attempt to find her father, and her summer love. Taking with her a pendant made of gold, banded by tiny glowing stones. Four of these seals exist, each owned by a stranger, each holding a secret. Her path to find them all is a road full of peril and enchantment.

The magnificent sequel to A Crowning Mercy, Fallen Angels reunites New York Times bestseller Bernard Cornwell-whom the Washington Post calls, "perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today"-with co-author Susannah Kells for a breathtaking story brimming with excitement, intrigue, danger, and passion. A tale that ranges from the splendor of a grand English estate to the streets of revolutionary Paris during France's Reign of Terror, Fallen Angels is a novel that will equally delight followers of Cornwell's Richard Sharpe, Nathaniel Starbuck, and other bestselling series as well as readers who love the sweeping historical dramas of Diana Gabaldon and Sharon Kay Penman.

Never had they seemed more powerful or wealthy. Yet the heir to the estate was absent. Toby Lazender worked for the British in Revolutionary France, where he hunted down the men who had murdered the innocent girl he loved. It was his sister, Campion, who oversaw the family's affairs at the 'little kingdom' of Lazen Castle. But Lazen is, unknowingly, a house under siege.