The Shield of Three Lions (Alix of Wanthwaite Series #1) BOTY_2025 The governor can’t believe it—the

The governor can’t believe it—the senator’s way too smart for that

Nobody knows quite who Rudolph Sullivan is

But progress is interrupted when the mayor himself issues a demand that Darling travel to England to tie up a decades—old mystery with local connections

but then some talking mascot showed up out of the blue and cast a spell on me

scoffs at Beatriz’s fears—but why does she refuse to enter the house at night

The Shield of Three Lions (Alix of Wanthwaite Series #1) BOTY_2025 The governor can’t believe it—theThe first novel in the Alix of Wanthwaite series, by bestselling author Pamela Kaufman. Eleven year old Alix is the daughter of the baron of Wanthwaite, whose lands along the Scottish border are among the best in England. But when her family is killed and her lands seized, Alix is forced to flee from the only home shes ever known. Her one hope of restoring her inheritance is to plead her case to King Richard the Lion Heart, who is far away in France,