Europe, Spring, 1486. Facing a grisly death if captured alive, veteran mercenary and Plantagenet henchman Sir John Hawker and his unlikely band of misfits return to Venice to attempt to free the woman he left behind there months before.
Braving the spies and militia of the Serene Republic, Hawker must somehow reach his beloved Chiara, overcome her captors and spirit her off the island.
Hope hangs by a slender thread.
But his conscience already carries a heavy burden: the weight of a lifetime of dubious deeds, bad decisions, dead friends and lost loves.
If he survives the coming days, can he make amends and start a new life?
Or will his unwavering loyalty to the White Rose and his friend Sir Giles Ellingham – illegitimate son of Richard III – lead him back to England to join the new rebellion against Henry Tudor?
The Knight’s Redemption by Ethan Bale is published on 12 September, 2024.
Read Ethan’s feature in which he describes the events of that rebellion and a ‘forgotten’ battle in Nottinghamshire.
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