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The Warriors of Wales

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This week saw the publication of book two in my Warriors of Wales series, namely Llywelyn's and Cristin's story.  These two were minor characters in the first book of the series, The Warrior's Reluctant Wife , and feature in a scene, early on in the book, when my heroine Rhianon's new husband, Peredur, is riding off to war. Her younger brother, Llywelyn, isn't riding with them, not because he's too young to fight but because his father considers him a coward. I knew as I wrote that line that Llywelyn was a fascinating character who needed a book of his own and that Rhianon's maid, Cristin, would be the perfect heroine for him.    UK edition, published 23rd May 2024   In book one, Rhianon talks often of her favourite brother, and how, after the death of their elder brother Rhodri, he has had to renounce the life of a monk upon which he was set to take up the sword instead and fight for his prince, the Lord Rhys.   Even in these small snippits of information,