It's Medieval Monday and it just puts me into a quandary! So many good books and so little time. I have Ruth A. Casie today with an excerpt from The Guardian’s Witch. Be warned! With the first few words, you'll be on the edge of your seat. Great job, Ruth! Enjoy ;)
In case you missed last week's snippet, you can still check it out over on Laurel O'Donnell's blog. I think you're going to want to because here you go:
He didn’t stir.
She fixed her eyes on his chest but she didn’t see any movement. She scanned his face.
A small trickle of water escaped his mouth. She rolled him on his side and pounded on his back. Nothing. She pounded again. More water trickled out of his mouth. She reached inside his wet shirt.
No heartbeat.
Follow along next week on Cathy MacRae’s website
She must choose between keeping the family secret and saving the man she loves
England, 1290
Lord Alex Stelton can't resist a challenge, especially one with a prize like this: protect a castle on the Scottish border for a year, and it's his. Desperate for land of his own, he'll do anything to win the estate—even enter a proxy marriage to Lady Lisbeth Reynolds, the rumored witch who lives there.
Feared and scorned for her second sight, Lisbeth swore she'd never marry, but she is drawn to the handsome, confident Alex. She sees great love with him but fears what he would think of her gift and her visions of a traitor in their midst.
Despite his own vow never to fall in love, Alex can't get the alluring Lisbeth out of his mind and is driven to protect her when attacks begin on the border. But as her visions of danger intensify, Lisbeth knows it is she who must protect him. Realizing they'll secure their future only by facing the threat together, she must choose between keeping her magic a secret and losing the man she loves.