Winter's Poison: A Medieval Historical Mystery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781965539873)

Welcome to Book 1 in the exciting new series The Winter Murders from bestselling author E.L. Johnson!

Bronwyn Blakenhale's world is about to turn upside down. A young baker who wants a bit of independence from her simple life in twelfth-century Lincoln, she gets involved in courtly politics when an expensive order for bread rolls leaves one man dead at the king's table, and all fingers point at her and her father.

With her father imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, Bronwyn is tasked by the queen to find out who poisoned the rolls and likely meant to kill the royal family. But with her father surrounded by men loyal to the opposing empress, spies afoot in the castle, and a poisoner on the loose, Bronwyn's time is short. Now, if only she didn't have young men like the squire Rupert to distract her.

Rupert Bothwell, the squire of a knight, has a friendly smile for everyone, including a beautiful lady at court who admires him, but he insists on walking Bronwyn home at night. Is he just being chivalrous or is there something more? But Bronwyn has more to deal with, as a childhood friend steps in to help her family's bakery and makes it clear he doesn't want her friendship, but her heart.

From feuding factions and turncoat knights at court to castle prisons and an invading army on the horizon, Bronwyn must find the killer and prove her father's innocence-or lose all that she holds dear. In a world dominated by intrigue and murder, Bronwyn might just surprise everyone and prove that she is no ordinary baker.

Winter Murders

Book 1 - Winter's Poison

Book 2 - Winter's Crown

Book 3 - Winter's Prison

Book 4 - Winter's Rose

Book 5 - Winter's Thief

Book 6 - Winter's Flirt

Book 7 - Winter's Fool