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Blood on the Sand by Michael Jecks

30 May 2025 By Editor

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1346 sees Berenger Fripper and the men of his Vintaine stationed near the ancient port of Calais, a French city under English siege.

They are here to capture the city and use it as a staging-post for future incursions into France.

But with the French army and Genoese mercenaries all about them, and trouble brewing among the unit, Berenger must keep a calm head.

Someone in the Vintaine is leaking vital information to the French, jeopardizing not only the safety of his men but also the future of the war, and Berenger must find out who before it’s too late.

When the Vintaine is attacked at sea and captured by the Genoese it looks as though their luck has run out.

Can Berenger defeat the enemies that surround him and keep the English victorious?

Blood on the Sand by Michael Jecks is published on 30 May, 2025.

There are over 170 more books published this year in our round-up of historical fiction to look forward to.

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