The King’s Brother

The kingdom is fracturing — and the House of Leofwine stands alone. King Edward has tied himself to the House of Godwine — rewarding his wife's brother Sweyn with an earldom, while the loyal House of Leofwine receives nothing. No reward. No recognition. Only the expectation of continued service. With King Magnus of Norway pressing his claim to the English throne, Edward scrambles to build a fleet. His gaze is fixed on the horizon. He should be watching his own court. Sweyn Godwineson is a man who believes his sister's crown makes him untouchable. He allies with the Welsh king who murdered Eadwine Leofwineson. He abducts the Abbess of Leominster and defies anyone to stop him — until the church does exactly that. Excommunicated. Outlawed. Gone. But Sweyn is not finished. He returns to England uninvited, desperate to reclaim his lands and titles, only to find enemies on every side — including those he never expected. Desperate men take desperate actions. Even a king's brother.