The Deepening Night — Jayne Castel

"Castel does an excellent job of bringing this period in England to life with some real historic figures, including King Penda. Her characterizations were vivid and the story well told with much detail." REGAN'S ROMANCE REVIEW. An arranged marriage between two enemies that develops into a passionate love-affair - set in Dark Ages Britain. The emotional third book of THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES series, for fans of Historical Fiction, Historical Romance and Adventure. A FORCED MARRIAGE. AN UNFORGETTABLE LOVE. BRITAIN - 630 AD Saewara, sister to the King of Mercia, has just lost her husband. Finally free of a cruel bully, Saewara wishes to take the veil and retire to a life of peace and solitude. But, the king destroys her plans when he orders her to remarry - to her people's enemy. Saewara will wed Annan of the Wuffingas, the King of the East Angles. Following his kingdom's humiliating defeat to Mercia six months earlier, Annan must 'bend the knee' to his new lord. However, what begins as a forced marriage develops into a slow-burning passion between Annan and Saewara. Two proud individuals, they must come to terms with more than an unwanted marriage. A woman of quiet, indomitable will, Saewara leaves her past behind and attempts to forge a new life for herself as Queen of the East Angles - but her fragile happiness risks destruction by the ambitions of her ruthless brother. -- Although each novel follows on historically, THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES series can be read as separate, stand alone, love stories. Immerse yourself in three powerful love stories set against the backdrop of political intrigue and power struggles that shaped the Anglo-Saxon world. Follow the reign of three East Anglian kings - Raedwald, Sigeberht and Annan - in Jayne Castel's THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES series. The first two novels in the series, DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT and NIGHTFALL TILL DAYBREAK, reached the quarter finals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards in 2013 and 2014. Jayne Castel has written three series set in 7th Century Anglo-Saxon England. They are (in chronological order): THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES Prequel novella: Night Shadows Book #1: Dark Under the Cover of Night Book #2: Nightfall till Daybreak Book #3: The Deepening Night THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA Book #1: The Breaking Dawn Book #2: Darkest before Dawn Book #3: Dawn of Wolves THE KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBRIA Book #1: The Whispering Wind Book #2: Wind Song (to be released in late 2017) Book #3: The North Wind Comes (to be released in 2018) Get Jayne's FREE Starter Library and read the prequel novella and Books #1 and #2 to her first series, THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES: jaynecastel.com/home/sign-up