A Rose In Winter

A Rose in Winter

ReviewEven as a boy, Damon Wolf, the Marquess of Lockewood, knew his destiny lay with Solange, the daughter of his overlord, The Marquess of Ironstag. Raised together after Damon's parents died, their love grew pure and untainted. But a cruel twist of fate would separate them. Solange's father threatens to kill Damon if she refuses to marry his old enemy, Stephen, the Earl of Redmond. Sixteen-year-old Solange knew wedding Redmond would seal a peace and join the lands of both men, but she didn't know her marriage would be a descent into an eight-year hell. For Redmond practiced the arcane arts of Alchemy, and in his twisted mind he thought the secrets of turning lead to gold lay within his bride. After her father dies, Solange asks Damon to help her escape from France back to England. It seems The Earl of Redmond is dead but his servants would keep her prisoner. Damon is angry with Solange for betraying their love, but soon he comes to realize all was not as it seemed in her marriage. The King settles Ironstag's estates on Damon Wolf and orders him to marry Solange. They begin finding their way back past the scars of the past to the love they once shared. But will a shadow of the past threaten their happiness? A Rose in Winter is a deeply entrancing debut novel by Shana Ab