Cecelia Mecca's The Ward's Bride: Spotlight & Giveaway

THE WARD’S BRIDE by Cecelia Mecca    

Their marriage is forced. Their passion is real.

English knight Sir Adam Dayne is offered the ultimate prize by the earl who raised him: lordship of Langford castle. All he must do is accept a betrothal to the Scottish Marcher warden’s beautiful daughter, a match made to keep peace at the tumultuous Anglo-Scottish border. Sir Adam relishes the prospect—until he meets the woman he is to wed.

Cecelia Mecca’s The Ward’s Bride

The Border Series, a debut historical romance series from Cecelia Mecca, begins with The Ward’s Bride prequel novella. Free for CM Insiders, the story of Sir Adam and Lady Cora set the stage for a series rife with strife–life along the 13th-century Anglo-Scottish border tests loyalties on both sides–and romance. Readers who download The Ward’s Bride by February 27th will also receive bonus material including chapter upgrades. Throughout the story, links are embedded which lead to insight into the history of its medieval setting, as well as character inspiration and additional exclusive “behind the scenes” sneak peeks.

Check out an exclusive look at the first chapter upgrade in The Ward’s Bride which gives insight in the “Day of Truce” which forces English knight Sir Adam Dayne into an arranged marriage with the daughter of a powerful Scottish border warden.

Their marriage is forced. Their passion is real.

 The Ward

English knight Sir Adam Dayne is offered the ultimate prize by the earl who raised him: lordship of Langford castle. All he must do is accept a betrothal to the Scottish Marcher warden’s beautiful daughter, a match made to keep peace at the tumultuous Anglo-Scottish border. Sir Adam relishes the prospect—until he meets the woman he is to wed.

 The Bride

Lady Cora Maxwell hates everything English, including the self-assured new lord who has claimed her hand in marriage. Desperate to return home to Scotland, Cora displays increasingly outrageous behavior in the hopes of dissuading the Englishman from the marriage. But when Adam proposes a unique challenge, Cora is forced to face her greatest fears and the burgeoning desire he has awakened in her.

 *This prequel novella is part of the Border Series but can be read as a stand-alone story.

Author Biography

A former English teacher, Cecelia combines two of her passions, romance novels and the middle ages, in debut novel The Thief’s Countess. Combining alpha male types and strong female heroines, Cecelia transports readers to an admittedly romanticized time of knights and castles. She lives in Northeast, Pennsylvania with her husband and two young children where she can be found either planning a Disney trip, watching period dramas or convincing her children to watch Star Wars. She is firmly House Stark and Gryffindor.

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