Knitbone (Chivalry in the Shadows)

Left for dead and whispered to be a saint, a disgraced noblewoman joins a crusading order while hiding a forbidden love that could damn her soul.When Rowen asked her brother, Roland, to wed her beloved Lady Amarys, she never imagined the two of them would fall for each other. Plucked from a pauper’s grave by a crusader monk, she flees into the chaos of the Albigensian Crusade, trading her sword for a healer's satchel as she survives one of the medieval world’s most brutal massacres.She believes holy war will cleanse her of the desire she feels for Amarys, but she soon finds herself tested by new longings for the love of a brazen young camp follower, Vera. When the crusade offers no salvation and reveals its true purpose to pillage and burn, Rowen and Vera must protect each other as they flee the escalating violence.Honoring his twin’s dying wish, Roland cares for the heartbroken Amarys as his wife, but then, he learns an impossible truth. Rowen is not dead. Haunted by love and guilt, he must cross into war-ravaged Languedoc to find her, accompanied by the wife who binds them together.Advance Praise for Knitbone“Fast-paced, beautifully written, historically accurate, and with well-rounded characters who ultimately fight their way to a satisfying conclusion. Brava!” - C. P. Lesley, author of The Golden Lynx and other novels“While the physical detail is excellent, the greatest strength of Knitbone is the interior lives of the characters.” - Kathleen Schwab, author of Queenswood“A harrowing tale of forbidden love and faith amidst the fires of war." - J. Masella, author of My Wife Without a Name