The Earl's Son is a historical fantasy set
in a medieval-like world. Salvo is raised by foster parents after his mother's
village is attacked and everyone is killed or carried off except him. He was
just a baby and his mother. Sally, was able to hide him in the bushes where he
was later found. The baron, Lord Filbert, takes an interest in the child and
pays for him to get schooling and later to train as a man-at-arms along with
his son Dennis. Many years later, there is a war and Lord Filbert takes Salvo,
then 18 years old, with him. In the process, they find Salvo's mother Sally but
she won't reveal the name of his father, that is, until he earns his
knighthood.
REVIEW
The Earl’s Son is one of the cutest stories I have
ever read! Each page gripped my attention page after page turn! Filbert and
Sally, a forbidden love! Betrayal! A babe left in the woods! A village
destroyed women and children taken into slavery! Secrets! Reunions! That is all
I can reveal without totally giving away the story. You will not want to put
this tale down and being it is short you can read it in a day with a beaming
smile on your face. Absolutely, this book will leave you smiling in the end.
This has to be the finest in Isabella Berdyna Zysk kingdom's
family collection as I personally call it. My only gripe is they were not
apparently originally back in the medieval days with names frequently naming
offspring after other family members or friends of the same name. I got a
little confused. One might think this is an author's mistake, but I do believe
the author was being historically accurate in that part. Considering all the
depressing stuff we see in the news Zysk's happy historical fantasy novellas
are a Godsend.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Isabella Berdyna Zysk was born in Michigan, raised in southern California and central Virginia. She worked and lived in several states and foreign countries, and now resides in Florida where she enjoys retirement.
Her interests include the writings of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, horses, trees, sustainable farming, and art.
