The Queen's Guard: Peony
by Traci E. Hall

Set in the winter of 1147, the second book in The Queen’s Guard series follows Lady Catherine le Rochefort, who was welcomed into the ranks of Queen Eleanor’s guard after escaping a deadly encounter. The French army makes its way through Asia Minor, which King Louis determined to recapture Edessa, a holy undertaking blessed by the Pope. After leaving Constantinople, Queen Eleanor waits with her guard and retinue in Nicea for King Louis to decide which route the caravan should take toward Antioch and her uncle Raymond’s palace. Eleanor caused trouble in Constantinople, so Louis asks his trusted friend Lord Payen de Montfer to infiltrate the guard and listen for dissent. Payen, whose painful past has taught him that beauty makes a man weak, does his best to ignore the fair Catherine, while Catherine tries to protect her deadly secret from the observant man. Catherine seeks only to reach Jerusalem, where absolution awaits, but soon she’s fighting her feelings for Payen. If the two give in to their attraction, Payen’s honor is at stake and Catherine fears she could lose her soul.

Other Books by Traci E. Hall

The Queen's Guard: Violet
Book One in the Queen's Guard Series

Boadicea's Legacy
Book Three in the Boadicea Series

Beauty's Curse
Book Two in the Boadicea Series

Love's Magic
Book One in the Boadicea Series

Traci E. Hall's Bio

My name is Traci Hall and I love to write. Now that my kids are in college (yikes!) I figured I’d have more time to put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, but that’s not the case at all. I still find myself fighting for writing time. I am a barista at Starbucks — an excellent company to work for if you need a flexible schedule — and I market, promote and edit, which takes more time than writing the book.

I’m an active member of the Florida Romance Writers, as well as a previous President of the organization. I write Medieval Paranormal Romances, Young Adult Paranormal, Coming of Age YA and Non-Fiction. Telling stories is something that makes me happy down to my toes. I detested being a teenager, since I wasn’t very good at it, so writing stories that have mostly happy endings is a great way to restructure my past!

Cool stuff to know: I am an award winning author. I’ve been interviewed on radio, web radio, web tv and fox and friends. I’ve been included in a ’fifty great writer’s you should be reading’ anthology, and I’ve been in a few magazines. I love teaching workshops, online or in person, so feel free to contact me @ [email protected] .