A Winter's Blooming

"Steel your courage, my lord, but do not harden your heart. If you do, bitterness, hate, revenge will tear at your soul and then you’ll be no better than those who caused such agony and pain in the first place. Be resolved to do right, but not in anger. Be a man of action, but keep peace in your heart. Now, my lord, is your critical time and I believe in you...” Darion is a man on the edge of despair trying to find his place in his world. A scholar of the law, he seeks to fight legally against the corruption and hostility around him, but he soon finds that words on paper are only that to those who choose a different path to power. Despite his noble intentions, he is thrust into the violence he deplores. But in the ageless conflict between the rule of law and the rule of power, can Darion survive long enough to save not only himself and those he loves but thousands of innocent lives? His greatest enemy, however, is closer than he realizes. A Winter’s Blooming is an epic tale of intrigue, betrayal, honor, and redemption—of two brothers, two countries, and the ensuing war between them. A medieval romance, a political thriller and adventure—in a drama of Shakespearian proportions!