Montague’s Heir
H E Sullivan
Type: Beta project
Genre: Historical fiction, romance, young adult
Word count: 104,000
Warnings:Â Swearing
Renaissance Verona. Benvolio’s world is torn apart when his beloved cousin Romeo, Aunt, Lady Montague and close friend Mercutio die in three short days. Lord Montague dreams of revenge while his grieving nephew is tormented by a secret. Then his friend is attacked and he falls in love. Will Benvolio, Montague’s heir, use his new position for power or peace?
Choose. Choose now. Power held by force or by respect.
Renaissance Verona. Benvolio Montague’s world is torn apart when his beloved cousin Romeo, his Aunt, Lady Montague and Mercutio, his charismatic friend, die within three short days, victims of an ancient feud. Mercutio’s Uncle, Prince Escales, is determined to bring peace to the city, whose people, exhausted by violence, have taken Romeo and Juliet’s tragic love story to their hearts.
While a grieving Benvolio is tormented by a guilty secret, his Uncle, Lord Montague, Verona’s wealthiest man, still seeks revenge. While Benvolio drowns his grief in the camaraderie of his Uncle’s militia, university and friendships across the divide offer a different path.
An act of brutality forces him to choose. Will Montague’s Heir use his position to end the cycle of violence or to follow his Uncle’s passion for power?
I’m a historian by degree with a lifelong love of books and Shakespeare. I live in the far West of England, in Cornwall, and this is my debut novel.
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