The Sixth Surrender

A transporting debut novel set in thirteenth century Francewhen chivalry reigned and treachery ruled In the last years of her eventful life, queen-duchess Alinor of Aquitaine launches a deadly dynastic chess game to safeguard the crowns of Normandy and England for John Plantagenet, her last surviving son. To that end, Alinor coerces into matrimony two pawns:Juliana de Charnais, a plain and pious novice determined to regain her inheritance, and Gurin de lasalle, a cynical, war-worn mercenary equally resolved to renounce his. The womanizing Lasalle and the proud Juliana are perfectly matched for battle not loveuntil spies and assassins conspire to reverse their romantic fortunes. Populated by spirited and intelligent women and executed in flawless period detail, The Sixth Surrender is a compelling love story that heralds the arrival of a major new talent in historical fiction.