The Water Devil (37 page)

Discover How Margaret of Ashbury's Adventures Began …

Margaret of Ashbury has experienced a Mystic Union—a Vision of Light that endows her with the miraculous gift of healing. Because of this ability, Margaret has become the target of envy. Powerful bishops want to silence her; only one man understands her gift, and the possible danger it can bring.

A Vision of Light
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When her husband is captured in France, Margaret of Ashbury teams up with old friends Mother Hilde and Brother Malachi to rescue him. And thus begins a wild romp across fourteenth-century Europe. Murderous noblemen, scheming ladies, truculent ghosts, and a steady stream of challenges plague the journey. Margaret will need not only her special gift of healing, her quick mind, and her independent spirit, but also the loyalty of her friends and the love of her new husband to carry them all safely home.

In Pursuit of the Green Lion
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2007 by Judith Merkle Riley

Reading Group Guide copyright © 2006 by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Riley, Judith Merkle. The water devil: a Margaret of Ashbury novel / Judith Merkle Riley.—1st ed. p. cm. 1. Margaret of Ashbury (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Great Britain— History—Edward III, 1327–1377—Fiction. 3. Women healers—Fiction. 3. Women healers—Fiction. 4. Women mystics—Fiction. 5. Forced marriage—Fiction. I. Title. PS3568. I3794W38 2007 813.54—dc22 2006015348

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