Once and Future Hearts Box One

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ONCE AND FUTURE HEARTS BOX ONE (Once and Future Hearts: Box Set, Books 1-3)
An Ancient History Romance

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EXCERPT FROM Born of No Man
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Mabon straightened, relief showing in his face. “Ah! There we are. There is Mervyn now.” 

“Mabon!” The tall young man pushing his way through soldiers was richly dressed, befitting his princely status. Mervyn was Gwilym’s oldest son and an ardent supporter of Vortigern. He was known to Cadfael. Mervyn was a good fighter, though weak when cornered. Vortigern took care never to put Mervyn and his men on a flank where they might be caught in a pincer movement. 

Mervyn greeted Mabon with warm enthusiasm, babbling about rooms and food and wine. 

Cadfael let his attention wander, disinterested. The real welcome would be tonight, when the king sat at table and Mabon could press his case for supporting Vortigern. 

Two women rode into the courtyard. They wore neither veil nor mantle and no cloaks, even though the day was mild enough to warrant them. They were both dark haired Celtic maidens with clear, pale skin. The one on the left, in a white gown, was the more richly dressed of the two. Her belt was studded and thick, the buckle possibly made of gold, or a highly burnished bronze. She was a lovely woman, one of the glorious beauties that drove men to drink and duels and poetry. She left Cadfael unmoved. 

The other woman wore a deep blue gown with a plain girdle. Cadfael frowned, studying her. 

The blue was the color he had spotted, high on the hills over the town. It was not a color found in nature, which was why it had caught his eye. 

Seeing the color once more prodded him into moving toward them. He shoved his way through groups of soldiers and nudged a horse’s rump with his arm to move it out of the way. 

They saw him approach and cast their eyes to the ground with bashful grace. 

Cadfael stopped before them. “You were in the hills above the town as we rode in. What were you doing there?” 

The woman in the white gown lifted her eyes to meet his, before dropping them again. “Why, we were riding, my lord. It is a lovely day.” 

“It has become a lovely day. It did not start that way. You wear no cloaks. You left without them? In the rain?” 

The woman in blue raised her chin. “May we have the pleasure of your name, my lord, so we understand who demands we explain ourselves?” 

She had brown eyes, dark and lovely. There was nothing of the Celtic black in them. They were large and expressive. Her hair was brown, too. He could tell because no veil hid the gleaming waves and curls. A tendril the thickness of his wrist tumbled and coiled over her shoulder, brushing the corner of her jaw, to lie over her breast. Beneath, the plain girdle encompassed a narrow waist. 

“Cadfael,” he told her with a touch of impatience. Why did she not just answer the question? “Late of Deva. Now, from Calleva.” 

“You are in the presence of Vivian, daughter of King Gwilym, Cadfael,” the woman in blue informed him, her voice firm. “The princess answers to no one but the king.” 

Vivian lifted her chin. This time she did not drop her gaze. 

Cadfael cleared his throat, aware of the treacherous ground he had stepped upon. Insulting the daughter of the king they wanted to woo would not further their cause. “My lady, I apologize for my enquiry.” He attempted to make his tone servile. Instead, it emerged wooden and insincere. “I only seek to identify threats to my king.” 

“From two women?” the woman in blue said. She smiled, the full bow of her lips curving at the ends. 

She had not declared herself a princess, yet everything about her said she was high born. Her speech was that of the court. Her appointments, though plain, were still expensive. And she dared meet his gaze. 

“A threat is a threat. I make no presumptions,” he said. “Saxon women fight as fiercely as their lords.” 

“As you can see, we are no Saxons,” the lady in blue replied. “If you will make way for the princess?” 

Cadfael hesitated. Here was a mystery that itched to be uncovered. Why were two high born women riding about the hills with no escort, no cloaks and defensive attitudes? He had not forgotten that the sentries at last night’s campsite had reported the approach of someone who had later faded into the night without declaring themselves. From the gathering of small, inconsequential facts, dangerous truths became clear. 

He could not question the king’s daughter, though. Reluctantly, he stepped aside, so they could continue on their way. 

They picked up the hem of their gowns and moved toward the verandah, skirting men and horses and stuffed, heavy saddlebags piled in heaps for the servants to convey to quarters. 

As they stepped up onto the tiles of the verandah, the woman in blue looked back over her shoulder at him. Her gaze lingered, before the princess pulled her along the verandah. 

He could not question them. Instead, he would watch them and, in that way, learn their secret, for it was clear they had one. 

He would watch them very closely indeed. 

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The first three books of the series that will keep you hooked until the end, featuring the myths, legends and magic of the beloved King Arthur stories, surrounding heart-rending romances of the men and women who lived and loved in these perilous times.

Born of No Man
Can love triumph despite duty?

Dragon Kin
Will she become the cursed king’s fifth dead wife?

Pendragon Rises
She is invisible to everyone but the blind man…

These novels are part of the ancient historical romance series, Once and Future Hearts, set in Britain during the time of King Arthur.

1.0 Born of No Man
2.0 Dragon Kin
3.0 Pendragon Rises
4.0 War Duke of Britain
5.0 High King of Britain
6.0 Battle of Mount Badon
7.0 Abduction of Guenivere
8.0 Downfall of Cornwall
9.0 Vengeance of Arthur
10.0 Grace of Lancelot
11.0 The Grail and Glory
12.0 Camlann

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