![]() ![]() Set in a fictional representation of historical Brittany (France), the setting of these books is a bit different than the more traditional English or Paris courts, making a nice change. This is one part historical fiction, one part fantasy, with a couple drops of romance. ![]() I am so glad I did, because I adored it, and quickly read the next two books in the trilogy as well. I was recommended to this book, and I later found it for free on Kindle Unlimited, so I figured I’d give it a try. Ismae finds herself in jeopardy of giving this man her heart, and betraying everything she’s worked for or believed in by disobeying the convent, and Death himself. ![]() ![]() But, once away from the convent, Ismae doesn’t see treachery from this man, only loyalty and honor, and a driving desire to keep the Duchess safe, himself. Ismae is sent to court with the instructions to get close to, and kill, a man who the convent believes is a traitor to the Duchess. After training at the convent, Ismae is finally given her first real assignment, something she has been eager for, for some time. Here she learns that she is a “daughter of Mortain” and has gifts that make her fated to be an assassin, to deliver Death’s will on earth. Ismae escapes a brutal arranged marriage and is shepherded to the convent of St. ISBN-13: 978-0544022492.įormats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook. ![]()
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