The House of Baric Part One: Shields Down
Marriage
matches for the Venetian nobility were not preordained by God in heaven. They
were skillfully negotiated by fathers looking to enhance their own prestige and
wealth. A young lady could overlook petty shortcomings in her future husband,
if he were rich, held a title, and was easy on the eyes. The young Baron Mauro
Baric was such desirable yet flawed match. Mauro was the last of the House of
Baric, and he required a wife to provide him with sons. Resi Kokkinos was not
interested in marrying an aristocrat any more than Mauro wanted a common,
Ottoman Greek girl as his bride. Betrothed as children to repay Resi’s father’s
debt to the Barics, they had no choice in their paired future. Resi made the
best of her sequestered adolescence in Thessaloniki while she waited to be
summoned to the Venetian colony of Croatia to marry. Since her fate had already
been decided, Resi’s mother allowed her to be tutored with her brothers. She
did not need to learn the skills her friends focused on to entice a desirable
husband, so she used her freedom to read every book she could find. Mauro’s
bachelor years of soldiering gave way to burdensome responsibilities as a baron
and a new husband. Personal and political conflicts added more challenges to
the couple’s awkward first year of marriage. Dear friends and unexpected
visitors would bring their own troubles to the House of Baric. Through it all,
Mauro could no longer deny that his complicated and unpredictable wife might be
his perfect match after all. Set in the summer of 1649, you are a
fly-on-the-wall into their intriguing and adventurous world. Love, war, hating,
and mating were perhaps not so different back in the seventeenth century. These
memorable characters only wanted to steer their own destinies in search of
happiness, and you will find yourself rooting for them to succeed in their
quest.
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The House
of Baric Part Two: A Brother’s Defense
Publication
Date: March 16, 2016
Genre:
Historical Fiction\Romance Book two of this fast-paced tale of aristocratic
life in the 17th century Venetian Empire begins where book one left off: the
mercenaries arrive to visit Resi and her new husband, Baron Mauro Baric. Part
One: Shields Down introduced you to the colorful characters of the House of
Baric, their loyal bonds of friendship, willing romances, arranged marriages,
political conflicts, and suspicious deaths. Mauro’s family secrets and buried
pain can no longer be ignored. In Part Two: A Brother’s Defense, he must face
his demons. But first, his new brother-in-law stirs up trouble, while the
elegant Venetian guests fill their idle time at the Baric castle with new
romantic pursuits. Set in the summer of 1649, this gripping rendition of the
saga of love, revenge, and redemption do not disappoint. Questions will be
answered, and more will come to light, as this engaging trilogy speeds along.
Swords will be drawn. The House of Baric must be protected. But from whom?
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Author
Info
Most of the novels in Jillian Bald’s library take place in the far
past or the far future, so it came naturally for Jillian to set her first novel
in the year 1649. She has always enjoyed discovering new things, and historical
fiction is an entertaining path to learning. After working in business
management and living in France and Germany for several years, Jillian moved
with her husband across the country while taking time off to raise her boys.
Writing is a new occupation to Jillian, but she has always had a story churning
in her imagination. “The House of Baric Part One: Shields Down” is Jillian
Bald’s first published work. Connect with author Jillian Bald on Facebook and Goodreads.
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