Book Three: The Song of the Black Wolf
“You two are connected—love him or hate him—and what you dreamed is not a dream.”
Witch, nun, and loyal half-sister to England's king, Marie de France has left the mortal world behind. Heartbroken by her betrayal by the roguish shapeshifter Lord Bleiz Clavret, she chooses an endless life of tranquility and more quiet passion with Tryamour, the immortal fairy queen. Her fiery connection with Bleiz feels like a wistful dream.
But a terrible vision shatters her peace—Bleiz trapped in his wolf form, pursued by hunters led by Marie’s own brother, King Henry II. She knows the vision is real, that without her help, Bleiz will die. Confused and fearful but determined as always to be brave, Marie leaves the safety of Tryamour’s palace to find her Black Wolf.
But Henry is only one of many enemies looking to destroy this “little nun” and her big, bad wolf. And they’re all controlled by an ancient evil Marie knows only too well.
Book Two: The Enchanted Rose
Fairies and demons and wolves, oh my!
Sister Marie is back at Shaftbury Abbey, none the worse for her adventures and very much the better. With the magic she inherited from her Irish witch mother, she has banished the demonic Bishop Josceline back to hell where he belongs. Doing so means she’s had to return to the abbey instead of staying with her new love, the Viscount Bleiz Clavret. But since he’s a rogue as well as a scholar and changes into a wolf three days out of every seven, a cooling off period doesn’t feel like such a bad idea. For the first time since she gave up her life as a royal, she is excited to see what her future might hold.
But the Bishop refuses to stay banished. And when she writes Clavret to warn him, his only reply is to thank her for her concern and tell her he’s off to France to reconcile with his ex-wife. Furious and heartbroken, she flees the demon on her own, following the trail left for her in her mother’s journal. Near the monastery at Kells, she finds a gateway to the kingdom of Tryamour, a fairy queen, and a whole new world of magic and possibility. But in her nightmares, she’s not the queen’s beloved but a wolf in a deadly trap.
The Enchanted Rose is the second chapter of The Wolf and the Nun, a fairy tale for grown-ups based on the work of the medieval poet Marie de France.
Book One: The Wolf in the Cloister
Marie de France was born to be a princess and brought up to be a witch. But when her heart is broken, she takes refuge as a novice as Shaftsbury Abbey and leaves her world behind. She might never love again or learn the truth about her Celtic mother's magic, but at least she'll have the comfort of her books.
Bleiz Clavret, lord of Sarum Castle, returned from the Crusades a changed man: bitter, broken, and cursed with a magical gift he never asked for and barely understands. Now infamous for his debauchery, he hosts notorious parties attended in secret by the most powerful men and women in England; his name is known by all. But he hides his darkest secret even from his closest friend. Three days a week, he is literally a wolf.
A stolen relic and the rising of a demon bring Marie to Sarum to search Bleiz's impressive library for clues to the source of both. Intrigued by her sharp mind as much as her seemingly innocent beauty, Bleiz begins by trying to seduce his guest. But he soon discovers this "little nun" might well be more than his match. Equals in mind as well as courage, they discover a mutual attraction much too powerful to resist. But dark forces are gathering around them, and an evil from the past threatens to tear them apart.
The Wolf in the Cloister is the first in a new shifter paranormal romance series from Falstaff Crush.