Forced to Marry the Earl

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Feuding families and a haunting betrayal can love conquer all?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>1298A.D. Merciless warrior Otto Sarragnac becomes Earl of Darkmoor upon his father's death in battle. As part of the peace treaty Otto's long-standing enemy offers his daughter's hand in marriage...</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ariana of Kenmar faces her forced marriage without flinching. Not because she aspires to be a wealthy countess but because her beloved aunt is being held captive in the imposing fortress at Darkmoor. Ariana intends to use her new position to find and free Ysmay even if that means double-crossing her new husband; the infamous </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Feared One</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Show no weakness; show no mercy.</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> This is the Knights' Code which Otto has lived and breathed since birth. His father's brutal death has caused him to question its wisdom but his closest advisors whisper of a growing rebellion within the ranks of his own men. This is the wrong time for </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Feared One</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> to discover his humanity. Nevertheless Otto's new bride impresses him with her steady courage and backbone of steel. Soon he is seeking out her company surprising her with gifts and beginning to suspect that he may have a softer side after all.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ariana can't allow herself to be distracted from her true purpose. She must rescue Ysmay no matter how her heart pounds in Otto's presence. Despite his kindness towards her she can't allow herself to trust the man she was raised to fear. And so behind his back she plots her betrayal.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Unbeknownst to Ariana there are even darker forces at play. Soon her duplicity will be revealed but she stands accused of a grave crime she did not commit. Will Otto uncover the truth and forgive her? Or will their burgeoning love fall victim to the bloodlust of their feuding families?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Welcome to the Earls of the North; where the lands are wild and the earls are in need of salvation! Each book in this series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed independently.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>The Earls of the North</u></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 1: Gambling with the Earl</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 2: Forced to Marry the Earl</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 3: Taming the Earl</span></p>