A Conjuring of Valor

<p><strong>A nation trembles. Valor endures.</strong></p><p><strong>Book Two in the Thistle & Sword Trilogy </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Scotland 1296</strong></p><p>In the shadowed glens of Perthshire Edyth Ruthven finds herself a stranger in her own home. As the new lady of the household her welcome is colder than the Highland winds-scorned by her husband's kin and haunted by whispers of her past. But Edyth carries more than secrets; her dreams are dark prophecies warning of bloodshed on the horizon.</p><p> </p><p> When her beloved sister-in-law Caitriona is bound to a brutal political marriage Edyth must confront the hard truths of a fractured land and a people on the brink of war. Meanwhile her husband Ewan is torn between sworn duty to Scotland and the rising pressure to serve the English crown. As a corrupt sheriff takes control of their lands the Ruthvens are thrust into a storm of betrayal violence and impossible choices.</p><p> </p><p> To survive Edyth and Ewan must fight not only for their family-but for the soul of a nation.</p>