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A rich tale of power and forbidden love revolving around a young medieval queenIn 1002, fifteen­-year-old Emma of Normandy crosses the Narrow Sea to wed the much older King Athelred of England, whom she meets for the first time at the church door. Thrust into an unfamiliar and treacherous court, with a husband who mistrusts her, stepsons who resent her and a bewitching rival who covets her crown, Emma must defend herself against her enemies and secure her status as queen by bearing a son.Determined to outmaneuver her adversaries, Emma forges alliances with influential men at court and wins the affection of the English people. But her growing love for a man who is not her husband and the imminent threat of a Viking invasion jeopardize both her crown and her life.



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Patricia Bracewell

Patricia Bracewell is the author of the EMMA OF NORMANDY TRILOGY: SHADOW ON THE CROWN, THE PRICE OF BLOOD, and THE STEEL BENEATH THE SILK. Before embarking upon her writing career she taught literature and composition, but it was her lifelong fascination with British history and a chance, on-line reference to an unfamiliar English queen that led to years of research and to the penning of her novel series about the 11th century queen of England, Emma of Normandy. In 2014 she was honored to serve as writer-in-residence at Gladstone's Library in Wales where she conducted research for the third book of her trilogy, THE STEEL BENEATH THE SILK, which was published in March, 2021. She lives with her husband in Northern California. Visit her website at http://www.patriciabracewell.com/



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