The Raven and the Rose

the long version

One of Napoleon's mercenaries sent to conquer the Hospice of St. Bernards, Daniel Severin falls in love with Lorelei du Clerc, the illegitimate daughter of King Louis XVI, who is cloistered there. THE LAST THING HE EXPECTED WAS TO LOVE HER THE RAVEN Daniel Severin--A ruthless mercenary with a heart of stone, he has been sent to the Hospice of Saint Bernard's, high up in the Swiss Alps, with a deadly mission. THE ROSE Lorelei du Clerc--A woman raised by the holy men of Saint Bernard's, she knows little of the world beyond the mountains, yet her very existence threatens the foundations of Napoleon Bonaparte's ever-widening empire. THE RAVEN AND THE ROSE In the face of an approaching army and its fiercely determined leader, Lorelei and Daniel risk everything for a love that should never have begun, but now can never be denied.