A King Ensnared

A prince hunted by his own blood. A prisoner forged into a king—or condemned to die forgotten. Scotland, 1406. Twelve-year-old Prince James makes a perilous dash for safety as his father, King Robert III, lies dying. His uncle, the ruthless Duke of Albany, has already murdered James's older brother, and he will be next in a deadly bid for power. Captured at sea by the English, he trades one peril for another. In the shadow of the Tower and the throne of Henry V, James is trained by tutors and hardened on the training field. But he learns the true cost of war on the bloody battlefields of France, trading the shadow of the Tower for the chaos of churning mud and brutal sieges. He discovers solace in his secret love for an English noblewoman. But with England's warrior-king demanding fealty, the cost of failure is absolute: a lifetime as a lonely prisoner while Albany devours the realm he was born to guard. To reclaim his birthright, he risks everything—outwitting a usurper, outlasting a conqueror, and staking his soul on a love—because Scotland will be lost and his freedom will die with it if he falters. Great for readers of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Buy and read now!