Tales of the Black Rose Guard: Volume I: 1

A woman with no memory of her past. Another unable to forget. Both haunted by a sinister creature of roses and shadow with an unquenchable thirst for royal blood. Welcome to the world of the Black Rose. ***Six hundred years ago Mara the immortal captain of the Black Rose Guard led her knights to their greatest victory: the annihilation of the Muir Court. For avenging a fallen princess she was hailed a hero. Yet for Mara the mirror reflected only a killer.Haunted by the slaughter carried out in the name of honor and duty Mara hoped she had fought her last battle. But when a mysterious girl arrives pleading for aid Maras dream of peace shatters as the blood roses begin to bloom.Determined to save the young woman for whom the long-dormant roses have awakened Mara dons her ancient Arius blade and prepares to once again lead her men into a fight from which they may never return.All the while Maras enemies prepare to exploit her greatest weakness: the life of her only love Edward. Her sole warning is whispered in shadows: Beware the Silver Rose.