When his father is killed, he sends an offer of marriage to the Cornwall to cement a peaceful alliance between the two warring neighbors. He knows what it takes to achieve real peace. But Dennis is anything but weak he is brilliant and introspective. He does not possess the same fiery instincts of his family and for that, he is often looked upon as weak. Dennis, however, is not like his forefathers a giant of a man and a skilled warrior, he is also quiet and gentle. Their most hated enemy is their neighbor to the north, the rich and cunning Earl of Cornwall. A house descended from the kings of Cornwall, they are a proud but warring people. After a vicious battle with old adversaries that sees his father killed, Sir Dennis d'Vant finds himself the head of the House of d'Vant. Join Alexander and Christin, Christopher and David, and the rest of the Marshal and de Lohr allies in this epic adventure of intrigue and romance that pushes the bonds of trust between allies.1228 A. The only one who can stop the marriage is Christin herself. As a romance blossoms, King John has his own plans for Christin - marrying her to his bastard son to undermine Christopher’s power. But Alexander soon realizes there is something very special about the daughter of Christopher de Lohr. He is intrigued with the beautiful new spy, and he and Christin are thrown together due to necessity. Unbeknownst to her father, William Marshal recruited Christin into his network of spies and even as she serves a de Lohr ally, the House of de Winter, as a lady in waiting for Lady de Winter, she completes missions at the Marshal’s directive. She fostered in the finest homes and proved herself to be smart, intuitive, and calm under pressure. Lovely and vivacious, Christin is as head-strong as her mother but born with her father’s innate sense of politics. But not if King John has anything to say about it!Īlexander de Sherrington, the man affectionately referred to as 'Sherry' by his friends, is off on the greatest adventure of his life.and his target is Lady Christin de Lohr. The Executioner Knights are back! Alexander de Sherrington seeks to marry a daughter of the great Christopher de Lohr ( Rise of the Defender).

A Time Of End by Kathryn Le Veque