Havoc

by Paul Bannister

Book 2 in the Storm of Arrows series.

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After fighting in the Black Prince’s vanguard at Crécy, Thomas Holland secretly marries Joan of Kent, Edward III’s ward. The king treats the marriage as a personal betrayal, confiscates Holland’s French spoils and leaves him vulnerable to enemies who understand how completely his position depends on royal favour.

Joan is forced into marriage with the Earl of Salisbury while Holland flees after robbing the royal treasury. To recover his wife and restore his name, he must cross hostile territory, survive assassination attempts and challenge a union supported by powerful nobles. The continuation turns military glory into a struggle over marriage, law and royal authority.