Description:
In the sequel to A Crowning Mercy, Lady Campion Lazender's courage, faith, and family loyalty is tested when she must complete a perilous journey between two worlds--from the sunlit splendor of a great English estate to the unspeakable horrors of the guillotine in Paris in 1792.
The Lazenders, a proud, wealthy family, had been the envy and the pride of England for centuries. Never had they seemed more powerful or more wealthy. And never has the unseen means of their destruction seemed so close ... While the estate's heir, Toby, works for the British in France and his sister Campion, oversees the family's affairs, The Fallen Angels--among the most powerful and dangerous men in Europe--are plotting to bring revolution to England.
To succeed, they need money, and the Lazender fortune can provide it. The key to the fortune is control of Campion's future. A web of deceit closes around Lazen, drawing Campion ever closer to a subtle trap that has been laid just for her. Her only hope for survival lies with the Gypsy--her brother's broodingly aloof horse-master.
Brief description:
Bernard Cornwell, born in London, worked for the BBC and Thames Television before coming to the United States to write full time. His sweeping historical novels, including the acclaimed Richard Sharpe series and many more, make him a number one bestselling author in the United Kingdom and around the world. He is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series, which serves as the basis for the hit television series The Last Kingdom.