The Crescent and the Cross

<p>This is a love story like no other. It is set in a time when courage and honor were defined by</p><p></p><p>piracy duels and religious wars. The siege of Malta by the forces of Suleiman the Magnificent</p><p></p><p>in 1565 is one of the most lopsided battles ever fought pitting a few hundred crusader knights</p><p></p><p>against the full might of the Ottoman empire at its peak. The hero of that siege Jean de</p><p></p><p>Valette was highly honored for his strength and valor by the popes and kings of his time. He</p><p></p><p>was known as fearless and unbending austere and uncompromising. But according to this</p><p></p><p>novel he had one weakness. And that weakness was love. A genuine and tender but</p><p></p><p>heartbreaking and forbidden love.</p>