Circle of honor
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Author Carol Umberger combines her love of history, romance, and God in a quartet of powerful stories set in 14th-century Scotland during the reign of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's great hero king.
Dompel u onder in het turbulente Schotland van de 14e eeuw, waar geschiedenis verweven is met gepassioneerde romantiek. Deze serie volgt de lotsbestemmingen van individuen tijdens de regeerperiode van Koning Robert the Bruce, een legendarische heldenkoning. Ontdek de kracht van geloof, moed en liefde in het aangezicht van onrust en politieke intriges. Beleef epische verhalen vol loyaliteit en verraad.




Author Carol Umberger combines her love of history, romance, and God in a quartet of powerful stories set in 14th-century Scotland during the reign of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's great hero king.
They have been cast together by forces beyond their control. Forces that neither are sure they can trust. He's a man with a mission, sworn to fight for his king and the freedom of his beloved Scotland. She's a noblewoman with an estate to run, a household to protect, and a precious secret to guard at all costs.
Powerful and touching - A surprising tale of love that conquers fear and faith that burns away bitterness. Yesterday she was an English earl's wife, eagerly anticipating a glorious victory over the upstart Scots and a new home on a Scottish estate. Today she's a widow, hostage of the Scottish king, watched over by the most unusual and reluctant of guardians. For years he was a warrior monk who fought for his beloved church. Today he's simply a weary warrior with a haunted past and a price on his head. And he has no clue how to care for the group of female hostages entrusted to him after battle-especially the sad-eyed widow with the golden braid. Thrown together after a cataclysmic battle, the two of them weave an unlikely friendship and an even unlikelier love. She returns to England to protect a family inheritance. He stays to wrestle the demons of his past. But when danger looms, he'll have to face his deepest fears to come to her aid.
Set against the backdrop of 14th-century Scotland, the narrative weaves a compelling tale of betrayal and love. The highlands serve as a dramatic setting for the characters' intense emotional struggles and complex relationships, highlighting the themes of loyalty and deception amidst a turbulent historical landscape.