title: Richard the Lionheart: The Crusader King of England
author:  W. B. Bartlett 
description: W. B. Bartlett has worked across the globe in almost twenty countries and has spent time in over fifty. He is the author of many history books for Amberley including titles on the Titanic, Medieval History and Dam Busters. He lives in Bournemouth.
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  About Heart of Vengeance
  
  A woman in search of revenge…. An honorable man with a dark past.  
  
  
    
  It is 1197, and King Richard, known as the “Lionhearted,” is fighting France
  while Prince John hatches his own plans back home.  
  
  
    
  To find her father’s killer, Helena of York must pose as a Norman in the great
  halls of Richard’s England. Her only desire is to kill the man who destroyed
  her father and her future. Should she be unmasked, her life will be forfeit.  
  
  
    
  Stephen, Count of Dinan, once Richard’s friend and trusted knight, is outcast
  for reasons shrouded in mystery. Known as the “Black Baron,” he is friendless
  in a glittering world he despises. His only goal is to restore his honor and
  once again serve his king.  
  
  
    
  Stephen’s suspicions draw him into Helena’s web of deceit, and the two
  outsiders find themselves tangled in a greater 