The Cold Light of Dawn (The King’s Greatest Enemy 4) by Anna Belfrage

After Henry of Lancasterís rebellion has been crushed early in 1329, a restless peace settles over England. However, the young Edward III is no longer content with being his regentsí puppet, no matter that neither Queen Isabella nor Roger Mortimer show any inclination to give up their power. Caught in between is Adam de Guirande, torn between his loyalty to the young king and that to his former lord, Roger Mortimer.

Edward III is growing up fast. No longer a boy to be manipulated, he resents the power of his mother, Queen Isabella, and Mortimer. His regents show little inclination of handing over their power to him, the rightful king, and Edward suspects they never will unless he forces their hand.

Adam de Guirande is first and foremost Edwardís man, and he too is of the opinion that the young king is capable of ruling on his own. But for Adam siding with his king causes heartache, as he still loves Roger Mortimer, the man who shaped him into who he is.

Inevitably, Edward and his regents march towards a final confrontation. And there is nothing Adam can do but pray and hope that somehow things will work out. Unfortunately, prayers donít always help.

The Cold Light of Dawn is the fourth in Anna Belfrageís series, The Kingís Greatest Enemy, the story of a man torn apart by his loyalties to his lord and his king.

Edward III is growing up fast and the relationship between him and Mortimer, and Isabella, is growing more strained every day. Adam is finding it more and more difficult to balance his loyalty to both his king and to the man who is like a father to him.

This was supposed to be the last book in the series but apparently there might be a chance it isn’t. I’m really hoping it isn’t because I loved this book and I want to know what happens now. Do they reconcile?

I’ve never been a fan of Mortimer and this series hasn’t changed that. And I still don’t understand Adam’s unyielding loyalty for him, but I feel bad for Adam about how things went down. But he must have known that any other outcome isn’t possible…

I loved how much Thomas we have here. And I’m glad Edmund was never the heir to the throne… or king….

4,5

Published: Matador & TimeLight Press (February 16, 2018)
Format: ebook
Source: Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours

About the Author

Anna was raised abroad, on a pungent mix of Latin American culture, English history and Swedish traditions. As a result sheís multilingual and most of her reading is historical- both non-fiction and fiction. Possessed of a lively imagination, she has drawers full of potential stories, all of them set in the past. She was always going to be a writer ñ or a historian, preferably both. Ideally, Anna aspired to becoming a pioneer time traveller, but science has as yet not advanced to the point of making that possible. Instead she ended up with a degree in Business and Finance, with very little time to spare for her most favourite pursuit. Still, one does as one must, and in between juggling a challenging career Anna raised her four children on a potent combination of invented stories, historical debates and masses of good food and homemade cakes. They seem to thriveÖ

For years she combined a challenging career with four children and the odd snatched moment of writing. Nowadays Anna spends most of her spare time at her writing desk. The children are half grown, the house is at times eerily silent and she slips away into her imaginary world, with her imaginary characters. Every now and then the one and only man in her life pops his head in to ensure sheís still there.

Other than on her website, www.annabelfrage.com, Anna can mostly be found on her blog, http://annabelfrage.wordpress.com ñ unless, of course, she is submerged in writing her next novel. You can also connect with Anna on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.

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