Acclaim for Behold the Dawn

“Enough action to satisfy the action adventure lover; enough impossible awakening love to satisfy the medieval historical romance lover; enough research to satisfy the historian, enough intrigue, betrayal and murder to satisfy the mystery lover, and enough mercy and forgiveness to satisfy the Christ-follower.” -- Jeannie Campbell, The Character Therapist

“I consider literary-induced insomnia, inspiring writing, and mild fictional character obsession the marks of a great story. K.M. Weiland's thrilling historical fiction novel, Behold the Dawn, provides all of the above.” -- Kerry Johnson

“Meticulously researched and so beautifully written, it reads like poetry.” -- S.L. Coelho

About the Book

Marcus Annan, a knight famed for his prowess in the deadly tourney competitions, thought he could keep the bloody secrets of his past buried forever. But when a mysterious crippled monk demands Annan help him wreak vengeance on a corrupt bishop, Annan is forced to leave the tourneys and join the Crusades in the Holy Land.

Wounded in battle and hunted on every side, he agrees to marry -- in name only -- the traumatized widow of an old friend, in order to protect her from the obsessive pursuit of a mutual enemy. Together, they escape an infidel prison camp and flee the Holy Land. But, try as he might, he cannot elude the past -- or his growing feelings for the Lady Mairead. Amidst the pain and grief of a war he doesn't even believe in, he is forced at last to face long-hidden secrets and sins and to bare his soul to the mercy of a God he thought he had abandoned years ago.

More Praise for Behold the Dawn: A Medieval Love Story

“…there is a beauty in the way her theme emerges naturally and powerfully from within the story. Really, the story has much of the gut-wrenching drama and emotional roller-coaster ride of a Shakespearean play.” -- William Polm

“Marcus Annan is a compelling, tragic character, struggling against dark knights, darker men of the cloth, and darkest still, his own inner demons.” -- Joseph M. Fraser

“I found myself returning to several passages even before completing this book of medieval fiction -- not to remind myself of events, but to savor them. [O]ne of the few historical novels … so beautifully written.” -- B. Howard