Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau (CLOSED)

Last April, I read The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau for a blog tour when it was first released in hard cover, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. Today the book is being released in paperback with a new cover.

In THE CHALICE, Bilyeau returns to the story of Joanna Stafford, a young
aristocratic nun whose cloistered way of life came crashing down when
King Henry VIII ordered the
dissolution of the monasteries.  Joanna has already felt the wrath of
the royal court, despaired as a prisoner in the Tower of London, and
narrowly escaped death while at the mercy of the most powerful men of
the era.  Yet, with England in the midst of bloody
power struggles between crown and cross, she leaves her quiet country
life and is drawn into a shadowy international plot targeting the King
himself.

As
those around her face imprisonment and worse, Joanna soon realizes her
part is more crucial than she had ever imagined.  She must make a choice
between those she cares
for most and her role in a prophecy foretold by three different seers,
each more omniscient than the last.  Repelled by violence, Joanna tries
desperately to seize a future with a man who loves her.  But she cannot
escape the spreading darkness and, to defend
the future of Christendom, agrees to serve the Holy Roman Emperor by
leaving England and all she holds dear to seek the final, sinister piece
of deadly prophecy—and the meaning of the chalice that lays at its
center.

Is
it Joanna’s destiny to save the kingdom and her beloved faith—or to
destroy them both?  This fast-paced historical thriller not only tells
an epic story of a young woman
fighting against the most powerful men of her time, but also takes a
provocative look at the religious conflicts of the Reformation and those
who would use violence as a means to an end. 

Books in this series:

1. The Crown
2. The Chalice

THE CHALICE

By Nancy Bilyeau

Touchstone Books

March 18, 2014 || $16.00 || Paperback

ISBN: 978-1-4767-0866-9

GIVEAWAY DETAILS – CLOSED  (US/CAN only) 

Thanks to Courtney at Touchstone Publicity, I have one copy of The Chalice to give away to my readers.

 

To enter…

• Leave a comment below & be sure to include your email address.
• Tweet, share on Facebook, or blog for 2 extra entries.
• You MUST include email address or entry will be invalid.
• I will contact winner at the conclusion of the giveaway & they will have 2 days to respond or I will pick a new winner.

This giveaway is open to US/CAN residents only and ends March 25th. 

Good luck!