The Steel Rose

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The Boar King's Honor Trilogy A wizard's misplaced trustA king wrongly blamed for murderA bloodline cursed until they clear the king's name Book 2: The Steel Rose Amelia Mainwaring, a magically Gifted seer, is desperate to rescue the souls of her dead father and brother, who are trapped in a shadowy, wraith-filled land between life and death as the latest victims of their family curse. Lifting the curse requires clearing the name of King Richard III, who was wrongly accused of his nephews' murder because of a mistake made by Amelia's ancestor. In London to seek help from a wizard scholar, Julian Winfield, Amelia has disturbing visions that warn of Napoleon Bonaparte's escape from Elba and renewed war in Europe. A magical artifact fuels growing French support for Bonaparte. Can Amelia and Julian recover the artifact and deprive him of its power in time to avert the coming battles? Their quest takes them from the crowded ballrooms of the London Season to the bloody field of Waterloo, demanding all of their courage, guile, and magical skill. Can they recover the artifact and stop Bonaparte? Or will all their hopes, along with Amanda's father and brother, be doomed as a battle-weary Europe is once again engulfed in the flames of war? The Steel Rose is the second book in the time-traveling, history-spanning fantasy series The Boar King's Honor, from Nancy Northcott (Outcast Station, The Herald of Day).