The Price of Loyalty
A M/M, High-action, Second-chance, Mafia Romance

In this sweeping historical narrative set in the uncertain days between the Conquest and the Anarchy, author Malve von Hassell features a fictional boy of indigenous British heritage named Cerdic. Abruptly taken from his mother at a young age to serve William the Conqueror and his family, the young......more

Malve von Hassell’s The Price of Loyalty – Serving Adela of Blois is one of those rare historical novels that feels both authentically researched and deeply human. I was immediately drawn into the medieval world she painted—full of tension, uncertainty, and shifting loyalties. Adela of Blois emerges......more

She was the beloved daughter of a mighty king, and destined to one day become the mother of another. First, however, Adela of Normandy has to grow up and accept her place in the world. Throughout her childhood, she finds unwavering support in her father’s faithful English page, Cerdic of Wessex—a bo......more

'The Price of Loyalty' is very well-researched work of historical fiction. The author, Malve von Hassell, is fully in control of her medieval epoch; what people wore and ate (there are numerous contemporary recipes), and their general life-style are so well-depicted the story becomes immersive. I jo......more

A Norman Princess, an English boy and a wine makers daughter meet in the aftermath of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England. From there, their lives become for ever connected. Adela de Blois loves Cerdic, but could never marry him as he is a lowly page. Giselle loves Cerdic, and despite being......more