Spirit of Fire: The Tale of Marjorie Bruce

by Emmerson Brand

Marjorie Bruce, newly-crowned Princess of Scotland and daughter of feared Scottish warrior King Robert the Bruce, is about to witness the English invasion into Scottish territory.

After the English military ambushes Marjorie and her stepmother, they take them to England. It is up to Archibald Douglas – one of the King’s men – to return Marjorie to her father without harm. With the help of friends along the way, Marjorie trains to become the finest warrior Scotland has ever seen.

She also learns secrets about her father’s legitimacy to the crown. Marjorie is about to find out what it means to be Scottish, and how important she is to the Scottish crown's survival. But first, she needs to survive the war, and that will take all the courage and soldiers she can get.

Genres: Historical

167 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 13, 2016

Reviews

[Helen · Rating 2 out of 5]

A promotional book advertised on goodreads. I was hoping for a better book but it was not to be. Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert Bruce as a young girl but already wise in the ways of her time and well on the way to becoming a seasoned fighter. The story is not all of her life but key to a couple of skirmishes with the English in 1306 and 1307. The language was not authentic. I absolutely abhor the mix of modern idioms when the author is supposed to be writing from 700 years ago. Spoils the whole story.

And for the purists Marjorie Bruce married her Stewart clan but died in childbirth aged 19 just like her mother.