This week I’m celebrating the release of After the Crescent Strike, a prequel novella to The Balkan Legends series.
After the Crescent Strike is available in ebook and audiobook (although the audiobook is running a late, so you’ll have to wait for that format). The other books in the series will be available in ebook, audiobook, and hardcover.
Here’s more about After the Crescent Strike:
The Balkans, 1371
After conquering the Serbian army in battle, bands of Ottoman warriors terrorize the land, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. As one of the few survivors of a deadly attack on her village, Magdalena is determined to protect her newly orphaned niece. When a group of battle-weary Serb warriors offers to lead Magdalena and her charge to safety, a flame of hope flickers to life for the desperate woman, burning brighter when she spots a familiar face among the group: Miladin, the man she once loved—and lost.
Following a devastating defeat on the battlefield, Miladin resolves to return home to Rivak and pledge his loyalty to the new župan, Konstantin, the young son of the slain leader who led Miladin to war. As Miladin travels back from the Maritsa River Valley to offer aid and allegiance to the inexperienced youth, he expects the way will be fraught with danger, but he never dreams that the journey will reunite him with his first love.
Even as Magdalena and Miladin rekindle a romance once doomed by youth and circumstance, hidden threats draw ever closer. Before they can truly be safe, they must face a ruthless enemy who will stop at nothing to seize power.
For release week, the novella is priced at only ninety-nine cents!
After the Crescent Strike kicks off a brand new series that I’ve been working on for years. I’m thrilled to finally introduce this setting and these characters to readers. I hope you will love them and their adventures!
A. L. Sowards 
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