The Arrow That Flies by Day

by Lisa Di Vita

The chaos of England's Middle Ages swirls around Margaret of Wessex, for after her father, Edward the Aetheling—who was recalled from Hungary to England as an ascendent to King Edward's throne, is murdered—now, the king and her surrogate father, lays dying.

After his death, Margaret and her family are further devastated when her brother's claim to the throne is ignored in favor of Earl Harold Godwinson, a man lacking royal blood. Even as they struggle to accept their fate, there are kings in Scandinavia, and a duke in Normandy plotting to take the English throne by force.

A bloody and horrific war looms over England, one that will change the course of history. Can Margaret keep her family safe?

347 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 24, 2026

About the author

So many careers, so little time! Author Lisa Di Vita was a theatre actress/singer/dancer for 12 years, performing in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Hawaii, Boston, Las Vegas and many other cities in shows such as "A Chorus Line," "Shenandoah," "The Sound of Music," and "Fiddler on the Roof," but her first and favorite professional credit was performing with the Bolshoi Ballet in San Francisco when she was nine years old. With very little logic, Lisa eventually made her way into Los Angeles sports radio as an on air personality, interviewing athletes, delivering editorials and supplying color commentary for a televised boxing show. She was president of the Southern CA Sports Broadcasters.

Di Vita's quirkier forays: training dolphins for a university project in Hawaii, studying Shaolin Kenpo for 13 years and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for four years and singing the national anthem at nearly every sports venue in Southern California. Having written for much of her life, contributing to the LA Press Club Magazine, Daily News, Los Angeles Dodgers Game Day and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, writing full time has come naturally.