A Code of Honour and Shadows
(2026)(The second book in the Swords of Time series)
A novel by Eliza Hampstead
She wants revenge. He wants redemption. Neither is ready for what awaits them.
Two years after waking with no memory of her disappearance, Sophia still carries a hollow ache where her past should be. When she meets Ethan at a sword convention—familiar in a way she can’t explain—sparks ignite… until he admits he once belonged to those who hurt her.
Ethan wants to earn her forgiveness. Sophia wants nothing from him except answers. Fuelled by rage, she follows him to England, determined to confront the people who wronged her. Instead, she finds a desperate plea: her former found family is trapped in a medieval world slipping into chaos. A monstrous red dragon has risen, villages burn, and time is running out.
To save them, she and Ethan must return—together. Bound by a fragile alliance and a fake marriage, they journey across England and into the wilds of Wales, facing brutal dangers, old enemies, and the ghosts of who they once were.
As they fight to survive, Ethan faces a painful truth: Sophia has changed. And if he wants a future with her, he’ll have to fall in love with the woman she is now… not the one he lost. Sophia must confront an even harder question: is Ethan still her enemy—or the only man who has ever truly seen her?
Every trial strips them back to who they were—and who they might become again. But the path to the dragon’s lair forces a final choice: can they save the people depending on them… and find their way back to each other’s hearts?
A dark, slow-burn, second-chance historical fantasy romance—perfect for fans of revenge arcs, wounded knights, and dragons.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Two years after waking with no memory of her disappearance, Sophia still carries a hollow ache where her past should be. When she meets Ethan at a sword convention—familiar in a way she can’t explain—sparks ignite… until he admits he once belonged to those who hurt her.
Ethan wants to earn her forgiveness. Sophia wants nothing from him except answers. Fuelled by rage, she follows him to England, determined to confront the people who wronged her. Instead, she finds a desperate plea: her former found family is trapped in a medieval world slipping into chaos. A monstrous red dragon has risen, villages burn, and time is running out.
To save them, she and Ethan must return—together. Bound by a fragile alliance and a fake marriage, they journey across England and into the wilds of Wales, facing brutal dangers, old enemies, and the ghosts of who they once were.
As they fight to survive, Ethan faces a painful truth: Sophia has changed. And if he wants a future with her, he’ll have to fall in love with the woman she is now… not the one he lost. Sophia must confront an even harder question: is Ethan still her enemy—or the only man who has ever truly seen her?
Every trial strips them back to who they were—and who they might become again. But the path to the dragon’s lair forces a final choice: can they save the people depending on them… and find their way back to each other’s hearts?
A dark, slow-burn, second-chance historical fantasy romance—perfect for fans of revenge arcs, wounded knights, and dragons.
Genre: Paranormal Romance