The Lost Son Returns as the Duke

The Lost Duke

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

Kidnapped at six, Godric comes home to Thornwick as the Duke of Mercia, meaning to judge the parents who sold him, and finds a mother and sister shunned for it and the man who really sold him ruling the village in the Duke's own name.

Tropes & themes: redemption arc · male lead · revenge · small-town · historical · family drama · slow burn · period drama

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1: The Horse Without an Ear (free)
2. Chapter 2: What They Call Us (free)
3. Chapter 3: The Mill Yard (free)
4. Chapter 4: The Knight in the Wood (free with an account)
5. Chapter 5: Hild's Terms (free with an account)
6. Chapter 6: Smoke at Midnight (free with an account)
7. Chapter 7: The Reeve's Court (free with an account)
8. Chapter 8: The Hart and Plough (free with an account)
9. Chapter 9: The Green Cloak (free with an account)
10. Chapter 10: Dice on the Green (free with an account)
11. Chapter 11: What the Door Closed On (free with an account)
12. Chapter 12: The Other Horse (free with an account)
13. Chapter 13: The Duke Comes at Martinmas (locked)
14. Chapter 14: The Crypt (locked)
15. Chapter 15: My Father's Letter (locked)
16. Chapter 16: The Duke Rides In (locked)
17. Chapter 17: Forged Mark (locked)
18. Chapter 18: The Kennel Cellar (locked)
19. Chapter 19: The Mill Wheel (locked)
20. Chapter 20: The Church Door (locked)
21. Chapter 21: Bread at the Cobb Door (locked)
22. Chapter 22: The Duchess Who Wouldn't (locked)
23. Chapter 23: What the Council Wants (locked)
24. Chapter 24: Martinmas Table (locked)

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