title: A Rose in Winter
author:  Shana Abe 
description: Even as a boy, Damon Wolf, the Marquess of Lockewood, knew his destiny lay with Solange, the daughter of his overlord, The Marquess of Ironstag. Raised together after Damon's parents died, their love grew pure and untainted. But a cruel twist of fate would separate them. Solange's father threatens to kill Damon if she refuses to marry his old enemy, Stephen, the Earl of Redmond. Sixteen-year-old Solange knew wedding Redmond would seal a peace and join the lands of both men, but she didn't know her marriage would be a descent into an eight-year hell. For Redmond practiced the arcane arts of Alchemy, and in his twisted mind he thought the secrets of turning lead to gold lay within his bride. After her father dies, Solange asks Damon to help her escape from France back to England. It seems The Earl of Redmond is dead but his servants would keep her prisoner. Damon is angry with Solange for betraying their love, but soon he comes to realize all was not as it seemed in her marriage. The King settles Ironstag's estates on Damon Wolf and orders him to marry Solange. They begin finding their way back past the scars of the past to the love they once shared. But will a shadow of the past threaten their happiness? A Rose in Winter is a deeply entrancing debut novel by Shana Ab. Reading it was like falling into an Old World Fairytale of beauty and enchantment. Despite some inaccuracies with clothing styles, the story, the beautiful writing and the complex characters she created captivated me. I stayed up until three in the morning to finish it! Ab's next book, due in Oct. 98 is entitled, The Promise of Rain. I look forward to following the career of this powerful new voice in romance. A Rose in Winter is dream and enchantment captured and put into words. Reading it was like falling into a legendary world, where anything is possible, and the power of love cannot be denied! Shanna Ab is an astonishing new voice in historical romance! She writes with passion and a true gift for storytelling! Shanna Ab follows such giants as Marsha Canham and Shannon Drake adding her own bold style to historical romance! A masterful debut novel certain to become a favorite with readers everywhere!Phoebe Imel -- <i>Copyright  1998 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved</i> -- <i>From <a href="/exec/obidos/subst/partners/marketing/literary-times.html/${0}">Literary Times</a></i>
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  Dedicated to those readers who  
  have written letters of encouragement.  
  Thank you. You’re appreciated.
  
  
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  A Rose in Winter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A crimson bloom in winter’s snow,
  
  
  Born out of time, like a maiden’s woe,
  
  
  Spawned in a season when the chill winds blow.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ’Twas found in a sheltered spot,
  
  
  Bright sterling gules and blemished not,
  
  
  Red as a drop o’ blood from the broken heart,
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Of the maid who waits and weeps atop the tor,
  
  
  Left behind by yon argent knight sworn to war,
  
  
  ’Til ajousting and aquesting he goes no more.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Fear not, Sweet Jo, amoulderin’ on the moor.
  
  
  The winter’s rose doth promise in the fading runes of yore,
  
  
  That true love once found will again be restored.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
  Epigraph:
  
  
  A Rose in Winter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  