title: Winterwood (Rowankind)
author:  Jacey Bedford 
description: "A finely crafted and well-researched plunge into swashbuckling, sorcery, shape-shifting and the Fae!<b>Highly entertaining</b>." Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Nebula Award-winning author of<i>The Healers War<br /><br /></i>"<b>Swashbuckling action, folklore and characters to care about</b>: this is an authentic English take on historical fantasy, magic and class."Kari Sperring, author of<i>Living With Ghosts<br /><br /></i>"Bedford<b>adeptly weaves together romance, action, and fantastical elements</b>, all set against a richly realized series of far-flung locations." <i>Publishers Weekly<br /><br /></i>The first book in Bedfords new historical fantasy series, Rowankind, <b>seamlessly blends history, magical lore, high-seas adventure and romance</b> into one fantastic story. <i><i>RT Reviews</i></i><br /><br /><b>"A fabulous and fun action-packed story</b>, with an engaging heroine." Liz Williams, author of <i>The Poison Master</i>, <i>The Ghost Sister</i>, and<i>The Snake Agent</i><br /><br />"Its like an<b> irresistible smorgasbord of all my favorite themes and fantasy elements</b> all in one place, and a strong, compelling female protagonist was the cherry on top. BiblioSanctum
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  # **Praise for Jacey Bedford’s** Winterwood **and** Silverwolf:
  
  
  “Swashbuckling action, folklore, and characters to care about: this is an
  authentic English take on historical fantasy, magic, and class.”
  
  
  —Kari Sperring, author of _The Grass King’s Concubine_
  
  
  “A fabulous and fun action-packed story, with an engaging heroine.”
  
  
  —Liz Williams, author of _The Ghost Sister_
  
  
  “I should read outside my comfort zone more often: this book proves it.
  _Winterwood_ is an easy, compelling read which ticks loads of boxes—pirates,
  Fae, adventure, angst, ghosts, wild magic—whilst managing to surprise you with
  unexpected plot developments and delight you with its beautifully paced story
  and believably strange world. A delicious page-turner.”
  
  
  —Jaine Fenn, author of the Hidden Empire novels
  
  
  “Bedford crafts emotionally complex relationships and interesting secondary
  characters while carefully building an innovative yet familiar w