The Castilians

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Scotland 1546. Seeking revenge for the burning of a young preacher a group of lairds take St Andrews Castle by stealth and murder Cardinal Beaton the nation's most powerful man.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For a sister and brother - Bethia living in the town outside the castle and Will one of the rebels within - the siege becomes a battle for survival.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As the long siege plays out Will moves between hunger fear and boredom; so cold he's burning furniture and books and so hungry he's eating rats. His actions mean the family could lose everything unless Bethia gives up the hope of love - or forces Will home.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But this is not just a struggle between them it's about the choices a nation must make as Henry VIII coerces from across the border determined the infant Mary Queen of Scots will marry his son and Scotland's auld alliance with France is invoked.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This debut novel closely follows the events of the siege of St Andrews Castle and its dramatic re-taking.</span></p>