VALOR: A Magical Historical Romance Novel - Couverture souple

Dunn, Helyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798998667602

Editeur : Triskel Books, 2025

Synopsis

A lyrical, soul-deep tale of sacred wonder, fierce tenderness, and the light we carry through the shadows.

Raised as a duke’s daughter but born of Druids, Ena flees into the Forest of Brocéliande and awakens a magic the Church would burn: an ancient moonstone amulet and a sword whose edge sheds starlight. Pursued by a dark Druid who covets her power, she finds an unlikely brotherhood following “ghost roads” to ancient portals, and a viscount whose honor rivals his steel.

From Carcassonne’s candlelit castle halls to a storm-scoured sea, and a desert cloister where incense hangs heavy, Ena’s pilgrimage threads through a world at the edge of empire. When the man she loves is swallowed by a darkness older than any creed, she must face the threshold alone. For the prophecy of her ancestors whispers of a Druid King yet to come—and a mother who must choose what to save.

This mythic, lyrical historical fantasy is set against the stark realities of the First Crusade. The prose moves between frost-glittered forests, incense-laden chapels, and desert winds that answer an ancient tongue, blending sacred wonder with the brutality of war and the intimacy of a mother’s courage.

The emotional journey is one of awakening—Ena sheds imposed identities to claim her true name, her magic, and her role in a prophecy that demands sacrifice. The atmosphere is reverent, sensory-rich, and charged with the tension between ancient magic and a rising Church.

For readers who love the mythic intimacy of Ava Reid’s The Wolf and the Woodsman and the sacred-site wonder of Lucy Holland’s Sistersong, VALOR will reward with a riveting blend of history, chivalry, romance, and fantasy.

• Elemental Magic
• Sacred Sites
• The First Crusade
• Slow-burn Romance
• Druidic Prophecy
• Strong Heroine

Potential Triggers: killing, death, war, violence, trauma, loss and grief, famine and plague, attempted rape, demonic possession, religious persecution, graphic childbirth, near death experience.
Spice level = 1 out of 5 (no smut)
This book is suitable for ADULTS ONLY.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Triskel Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798998667602
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 469
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg