Dark Triumph: His Fair Assassin, Book 2

DARK TRIUMPH is the second book in the His Fair Assassin trilogy, based in Brittany in the 15th century, following the bestselling Grave Mercy. Sybella D'Albret has been chosen by Saint Mortain, the god of Death, to serve at his convent as one of his assassins. The women of the convent are a sisterhood of girls who have defied both death and the expectations of womanhood in their era, proving that women are capable and worthy of much more than just bearing sons. At the convent they are taught the art of war, along with the importance of female unity. Just as Sybella is beginning to enjoy her lessons as a lethal handmaiden, she is given an assignment that thrusts her back into the home of her malevolent, tyrannical father, D'Albret. Her mission is to rescue and safely return the queen's toughest and most fierce knight, known as the Beast of Waroch, who is being held captive in D'Albret’s dungeon. Although returning to her childhood home means that Sybella will face the horrifying memories of the past, this time promises to be different, as she is now trained to kill with her bare hands. There's only one problem: Sybella, serving her god, may kill only in self defense, or if she sees that the "marque of death" has been placed upon her victim. Her shock comes as no surprise when she discovers that D'Albret, despite all his sins and deceit, does not carry the marque! Will Sybella decide to abide by the laws of her faith, or take D'Albret’s fate into her own hands?