title: Reflection: Thorn of the White Rose (Records of the Ohanzee) (Volume 3)
author:  Rachel R. Smith 
description: Rachel R. Smith lives near Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and the cutest dog in the world, Sumo. When not writing, she plots to fill the interior of their home with books and mineral specimens and to cover the exterior with roses. Stay up to date on the series and learn more about Rachel by visiting her blog at recordsoftheohanzee.com or by following Records of the Ohanzee on Facebook.
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  The Shattered Rose, by Jo Beverley
  
  ZEBRA BOOKS are published by
  
  Kensington Publishing Corp. 850 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022
  
  Copyright © 1996 by Jo Beverley Pub. Inc.
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
  any means without the prior written consent of the Publisher, excepting brief
  quotes used in reviews.
  
  If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book
  is stolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the Publisher
  and neither the Author nor the Publisher has received any payment for this
  "stripped book."
  
  First Printing: May, 1996 10 987654321
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Northumbria, England, July 1100
  
  The troop of armed men rode steadily along the rough, wooded road, each heavy
  hoof-fall spraying mud over already muddy beasts. Travel-worn and weary, they
  pressed on as inexorably as a river heading for the sea.
  
  Motley patches scattered blowing cloaks, and wind whipped through ragge