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The powerful new timeslip novel from the worldwide bestselling author of Lady in Hay, in which the fate of a young woman becomes entwined with the extraordinary history of a Celtic princess.When Jess is attacked by someone she once trusted, she flees to her sister’s house in the Welsh borders to recuperate. There, she is disturbed by the cries of a mysterious child.Two thousand years before, the same valley is the site of a great battle between Caratacus, king of the Brtitish tribes, and the invading Romans. The proud king is captured and taken as a prisoner to Rome with his wife and daughter, the princess Eigon.Jess is inexorably drawn to investigate Eigon’s story, and as the Welsh cottage is no longer a peaceful sanctuary she decides to visit Rome. There lie the connections that will reveal Eigon’s astonishing life – and which threaten to reawaken Jess’s own tormentor…Barbara Erskine’s ability to weave together the past and the present makes this a tremendous novel of Roman and Celtic history, passion and intrigue.

A dangerous past forced him to lie low…until a beautiful target landed in his armsWith only seconds to spare, Cade had rescued feisty neighbour Bailey from the grenade that demolished her home. The rugged ex-soldier had no doubt the explosion was payback for his own dangerous past, but before long Cade realised Bailey was the true target.Now, to protect her from assassins, Cade must take Bailey on the run. As a trained-to-kill soldier Cade’s number one priority is to keep Bailey out of harm’s way – and the best way he knows to do that is to keep her wrapped up in his arms!