Shian Serei

The King's Bodyguard Shian Serei

It is 1291AD, a difficult time in Rostov, Russia. Maria's father was killed while trying to prevent her forced marriage to the invading Tatar king. He succeeded in securing her escape, but her mother was taken prisoner and lives in the harshest conditions. Maria makes the dangerous journey to reach relatives in the North, learning a trade as a ship's cook on the way. Once aware of her mother's captivity, Maria makes a hasty agreement to work as a ships cook on a ship bound for England, in exchange for advance payment. The funds are given to her cousin to bribe the guards in Rostov and free her mother. The journey to England reveals a romantic interest from the captain, but he is poisoned and is off boarded. The new captain betrays Maria's agreement and sells her into slavery in England, where she is purchased by a tavern owner intent on exploiting her beauty for profit. The fate of Maria, her mother and those she has trusted spins into an adventurous timeline, driving her toward an unknown destiny of danger and romance in the Kingdom of Meridian. Volume II of V medieval romance novels in the Kingdom of Meridian saga.