Historical fiction book · Indie author
Traitor's Knot
Cryssa Bazos · historical fiction
After the English Civil War, a Royalist smuggler and a Parliamentarian’s widow are drawn together by danger, duty, and an impossible attraction. Award-winning indie historical romance.
Why read it: Civil War–era romance with research depth and stakes beyond the ballroom.
About this historical novel
Traitor's Knot by Cryssa Bazos is historical fiction set around 1650s in the Early modern period with key settings including England, English Civil War aftermath. After the English Civil War, a Royalist smuggler and a Parliamentarian’s widow are drawn together by danger, duty, and an impossible attraction. Award-winning indie historical romance.
On HisFic we tag it under 2. Historical romance and 6. Adventure & epic so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include loyalty, love, war, and survival. Civil War–era romance with research depth and stakes beyond the ballroom.
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Plot summary
After the English Civil War, a Royalist smuggler and a Parliamentarian’s widow are drawn together by danger, duty, and an impossible attraction. Award-winning indie historical romance. Civil War–era romance with research depth and stakes beyond the ballroom.
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Regions & places
Britain & Ireland
England · English Civil War aftermath
Themes
- loyalty
- love
- war
- survival
Tags
indie · romance · seed