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BETWEEN BLOOD AND INK follows Clare Berridge, a woman fleeing an abusive marriage, as she finds agency and freedom through the craft of illuminated manuscripts.

THE HAG STONE, set in the tumultuous 14th century, is the story of one woman's resilience as the Bubonic Plague ravages England.

W.J. Small's debut novel, A KNIGHT'S DUTY, follows real-life knight Thomas Gray as he grapples with fighting in the Border Wars and managing a chaotic family life..

WJ Small's second novel, THE FAILED APPRENTICE, is set in Henry VIII's England. It is the story of an unassuming man who becomes embroiled in a plot to take down Sir Thomas More.

TO KILL A QUEEN is the second in the Will Patten series and involves Will Patten's involvement in the plot to take down ...more

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	A Knight's Duty 4.46 avg rating — 85 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Hag Stone: A Novel of Love and Loss During the Bubonic Plague 4.31 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“In 453, Attila died, apparently choking to death on his own blood thanks to the combination of a massive drinking binge and an equally massive nosebleed, on the night of his wedding to a beautiful woman called Ildico.”
― Dan Jones, Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

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