Hostage Of The Heart

England, September 1066: the northern militia has been raised to support the new English king, leaving the Welsh marches dangerously unprotected. Rhodri ap Hywel, prince of the Welsh, sweeps down the valley to reclaim by force stolen lands, taking the Saxon Lady Dena as a battle hostage. But who is the more a man who protects his people by the strength of his cunning and sword-arm, or Dena’s kinsfolk who swear fealty to a canon of falsehoods and refuse to pay her ransom? Betrayed as worthless, can she place her trust, and her life, in the hands of a warrior-knight shielding dark secrets of his own? And when the tables are turned, with whom does she stand? HOSTAGE OF THE HEART Mediaeval Romance (Romantic Suspense); heat sweet 71,000 words. Review for HOSTAGE OF THE “Wars are fought on many fronts. Dena’s peaceful existence is shattered when marauding Welshmen arrive to reclaim their stolen domains. But the distant struggle for the English crown spreads to the border lands and Dena’s captor Rhodri is himself taken hostage. Dena must now fight for her love in the unfamiliar world of the court, facing intrigue, spite, jealousy and treachery. Linda Acaster has written a cracking romance set in a cataclysmic period of English history.” – Madeleine McDonald, author of ‘Enchantment in Morocco’. HOSTAGE OF THE HEART also includes additional 5,000 word excerpt from BENEATH THE SHINING MOUNTAINS by Linda Acaster Historical Romance (Romantic Suspense); heat sweet A compelling story of honour among rival warrior societies of the Apsaroke First People before the coming of European settlers, and one woman’s determination to wed the man of her dreams. About the Linda Acaster is an award-winning author of four novels and 70+ short stories, and lives in the United Kingdom. Her current novel is TORC OF MOONLIGHT, the first of a trilogy of time-slip thrillers set in northern England, available in paperback and ebook. Visit www.amazon.co.uk to read multiple reviews of the paperback