Candace Hamby

The Heart of a Princess: a Love Story of the First Crusade Candace Hamby

The Heart of a Princess is an exciting tale of love and adventure set against the backdrop of the bloody First Crusade. In this story, Alexius Comnenus, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, finds his kingdom under attack by the fearsome Seljuk Turks. In desperation, he dispatches a group of his most trusted men to seek help from the Pope. Alexius receives more help than he bargained for, however, when hordes of warriors from the West descend upon his land, among them an enemy from years past bearing a terrible lust for revenge against the Emperor. Amid the turmoil of the crusade, the Emperor's daughter, Anna, falls deeply in love with a young officer in her father's army, but she fears that he will never love her in return. He is older and involved with Anna's beautiful, yet spiteful, cousin. To make matters worse, he is not of noble birth and his father was executed as a traitor. This book is a moving story of faith, love, and forgiveness that will both inspire and fuel your desire for adventure!