Fascinated by the medieval world? THE VISCOUNT'S DAUGHTER, by award-winning novelist and historian Phyllis Haislip takes you back to the twelfth century and an unforgettable heroine who defies her husband to take control of her life.

A kingdom in turmoil...

The ruthless, scheming Count of Toulouse...

A vulnerable heiress who becomes a runaway wife...THE VISCOUNT'S DAUGHTER won The Maryanne Farley Award for Fiction and was a finalist in the James River Writers' Best Unpublished Novel Contest. Grab a copy now.

In 1142, the medieval Kingdom of the Franks is in turmoil because King Louis VII cannot control his great nobles. One of the most powerful nobles is the Count of Toulouse.

Ermengarde, young heiress to the rich Viscounty of Narbonne, has no choice but to marry Toulouse.

How will she escape her possessive husband, find allies, and foil his efforts to recapture her? You'll find the answers in the book. Get a copy today.

This novel of bravery and betrayal, risk and redemption is based on the life of Ermengarde of Narbonne (1126?-1196), a remarkable, but little-known, contemporary of Eleanor of Aquitaine.

THE VISCOUNT'S DAUGHTER is suitable for older young adult readers and adults.

An excerpt from the book:

Ermengarde shivered, if the city defenses didn't hold, tonight would find her once more in Toulouse's hands, facing his anger. She raised her head and, from somewhere deep inside, strength coursed through her. I am Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne, heiress to a proud tradition. My ancestors fought with Charlemagne and were immortalized in heroic chansons. I've escaped a hideous husband. I cannot fail my people or myself now. I am Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.

In a heartbeat, a cry went up from the defenders. "Look There on the walls " They roared in support, and Ermengarde sensed they renewed their efforts.

Toulouse's archers saw her, too. They took aim, probably awaiting the count's command before releasing their arrows. She stiffened, her pulse racing as she imagined her husband weighing the odds. Was she better off to him dead, or would her death ignite the whole region in war?

If you love historical fiction about women, get a copy now.

Can't get enough of the medieval world? THE VISCOUNTESS takes you back to the twelfth century and an unforgettable heroine who wages war to gain control of her life.

In a time of violence and unrest in Southern France, Ermengarde is a fighter.

Married against her will, she sees her substantial inheritance usurped by an unscrupulous husband, her lands given over to a man she can't stand, let alone love.

She rebelled, ran away, and found allies, but this is just the beginning of the battle for her inheritance. Ermengarde's powerful husband amasses an army and plots to bring her to her knees.

Ermengarde's allies assemble a force, but they are outnumbered.

Heady stuff for 1143 and historically accurate.

The novel is based on the life of Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne (c.1126-1196). Yet Ermengarde is a woman out of time, as easily imaginable negotiating hostile takeovers in today's corporate boardrooms as inhabiting her court in twelfth-century feudal France. Like women of today, she struggles to assert herself while maintaining her femininity. She copes with animosity from her allies and unsolicited attentions from one of her knights. When her city is about to be sacked, she sets aside the advice of others to act on her own. Grab a copy today.

THE VISCOUNTESS is book two of THE NARBONNE INHERITANCE. Yet it stands alone and can be read without reading book one, THE VISCOUNT'S DAUGHTER.

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