Chalice e-bog
99,52 DKK
(inkl. moms 124,40 DKK)
In the midst of Englands Reformation, a young novice will risk everything to defy the most powerful men of her era. In 1538, Englands bloody power struggle between crown and cross threatens to tear the country apart. Novice Joanna Stafford has tasted the wrath of the royal court, discovered what lies within the kings torture rooms, and escaped death at the hands of those desperate to possess th...
E-bog
99,52 DKK
Forlag
Gallery Books
Udgivet
5 marts 2013
Længde
496 sider
Genrer
Historical fiction
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781476708676
In the midst of Englands Reformation, a young novice will risk everything to defy the most powerful men of her era. In 1538, Englands bloody power struggle between crown and cross threatens to tear the country apart. Novice Joanna Stafford has tasted the wrath of the royal court, discovered what lies within the kings torture rooms, and escaped death at the hands of those desperate to possess the power of an ancient relic. Even with all she has experienced, the quiet life is not for Joanna. Despite the possibilities of arrest and imprisonment, she becomes caught up in a shadowy international plot targeting Henry VIII himself. As the power plays turn vicious, Joanna realizes her role is more critical than shed ever imagined. She must choose between those she loves most and assuming her part in a prophecy foretold by three seers. Repelled by violence, Joanna seizes a future with a man who loves her. But no matter how hard she tries, she cannot escape the spreading darkness of her destiny. To learn the final, sinister piece of the prophecy, she flees across Europe with a corrupt spy sent by Spain. As she completes the puzzle in the dungeon of a twelfth-century Belgian fortress, Joanna realizes the life of Henry VIII as well as the future of Christendom are in her handshands that must someday hold the chalice that lies at the center of these deadly prophecies. . . .