{"product_id":"dark-steel-a-dark-sons-novel-9781719916066","title":"Dark Steel: A Dark Sons novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eRead the USA Today Bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dark One's adoptive son, Dane Stoneley, finds his own epic love story in Dark Steel....\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1512 - Dane Stoneley de Russe is a hardcore knight, bred for battle. His father, Gaston de Russe, is called The Dark One, a knight so deadly and legendary that he is more myth than man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDane has a lot to live up to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a nasty battle on the Welsh marches, Dane saves the life of the Duke of Shrewsbury and it is an action the duke never forgets. On his deathbed, he rewards Dane for that act of selflessness by pledging his only child, his heiress, to Dane. Now, it is Dane who will inherit the Dukedom of Shrewsbury and become a powerful man in his own right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a gift that any man would be glad to accept, and Dane is no exception. Except for the marriage part. Focused on the dukedom he will inherit, he gives little thought to the means by which he will acquire it and only on his wedding day does he catch a glimpse of his bride, the Lady Grier de Llion de Lara, for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, the situation changes markedly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrier is a lovely young woman, raised in a Welsh convent when her mother died, and far removed from her father and his English legacy. She is more Welsh than English, but she is intrigued with her new husband, handsome Dane. As Dane and Grier come to know one another, feelings develop that neither one of them can admit. When rumors of a Welsh uprising against Shrewsbury began to circulate, it is Grier who decides to involve herself where she doesn't belong - in her husband's war plans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter a great world of Medieval pageantry and battles, where love crosses lines and battlefields, and where betrayal is inevitable as two countries remain at odds. Can Dane and Grier overcome the prejudices they've always been taught in order to love their enemy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Steel is the romance of a lifetime!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e****** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe de Russe Legacy series are all stand-alone novels, but the chronological order by the date the book is set is: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Falls of Erith\u003cbr\u003eLord of War: Black Angel\u003cbr\u003eBeast\u003cbr\u003eThe White Lord of Wellesbourne\u003cbr\u003eThe Dark One: Dark Knight\u003cbr\u003eDark Steel\u003cbr\u003eDark Moon\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362615005458,"sku":"9781719916066","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a88fbab-47f6-4b3a-9e65-dcc5effc77ab.jpg?v=1728389278","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-steel-a-dark-sons-novel-9781719916066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}