Bøger af Shian Serei

It is 1291AD, a difficult time in Rostov, Russia. Maria's father was killed while trying to prevent her forced marriage to the invading Tatar king. He succeeded in securing her escape, but her mother was taken prisoner and lives in the harshest conditions. Maria makes the dangerous journey to reach relatives in the North, learning a trade as a ship's cook on the way. Once aware of her mother's captivity, Maria makes a hasty agreement to work as a ships cook on a ship bound for England, in exchange for advance payment. The funds are given to her cousin to bribe the guards in Rostov and free her mother.The journey to England reveals a romantic interest from the captain, but he is poisoned and is off boarded. The new captain betrays Maria's agreement and sells her into slavery in England, where she is purchased by a tavern owner intent on exploiting her beauty for profit. The fate of Maria, her mother and those she has trusted spins into an adventurous timeline, driving her toward an unknown destiny of danger and romance in the Kingdom of Meridian.Volume II of V medieval romance novels in the Kingdom of Meridian saga.

The story begins with a young Russian peasant named Maria. Through a series of tragic events, she must travel North on the Volga river to find safety with relatives in a distant city. Along the way she discovers romance, adventure, friendship and the beginnings of her womanhood. The world beyond Maria's simple farm life in Rostov is fraught with peril. She must evade ruthless soldiers, seeking her capture while daring to trust complete strangers for help. Travel with Maria as she uses every skill acquired in her childhood and every lesson learned from her Mother, the town school teacher. Be there when her eyes are opened to the ways of the world, learning everything in a hurried pace of danger, intrigue, and excitement. The story unfolds within the backdrop of Russian history and folklore. Maria's story will wrap you in a world of sensory imagination that takes you away in the first chapter and holds you till the last word is read. Only to discover the story of Maria is far greater than ever imagined, she is a legend in the making, guided to her destiny. The Beekeepers Daughter is volume one of five in the medieval saga, The Kingdom of Meridian.

The story begins with a young Russian peasant named Maria. Through a series of tragic events, she must travel North on the Volga river to find safety with relatives in a distant city. Along the way she discovers romance, adventure, friendship and the beginnings of her womanhood. The world beyond Maria's simple farm life in Rostov is fraught with peril. She must evade ruthless soldiers, seeking her capture while daring to trust complete strangers for help. Travel with Maria as she uses every skill acquired in her childhood and every lesson learned from her Mother, the town school teacher. Be there when her eyes are opened to the ways of the world, learning everything in a hurried pace of danger, intrigue, and excitement. The story unfolds within the backdrop of Russian history and folklore. Maria's story will wrap you in a world of sensory imagination that takes you away in the first chapter and holds you till the last word is read. Only to discover the story of Maria is far greater than ever imagined, she is a legend in the making, guided to her destiny. The Beekeepers Daughter is volume one of five in the medieval saga, The Kingdom of Meridian.