Blood Covenant (Paperback)

Robin Voge, the middle son of a successful merchant and Burgess in Edinburgh, Scotland, becomes conscripted at the age of fourteen to the Earl of Montrose. Montrose fights against the King, Charles I, during the Bishop Wars (1637-1641), but becomes one of the Kingas most successful generals during the British Civil War. Blood Covenant deals with the struggle by Robin Voge to sort out what he believes about religion, loyalty, and honor while maturing under extreme conditions of subterfuge and war. His dedication to serving Montrose leads him into a life as both warrior and outlaw. Amidst lifeas conflicts, he balances his love for two women, one the beautiful daughter of aristocracy in Fife, the other a daughter of the proprietor of an alehouse in northern England. The story flourishes amid suspense in the colorful landscape of Scotland, and climaxes with Robin and his family fleeing for their lives.