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This historical novel is set in the 1100s in France and Jerusalem, following the First Crusade. Part of the story of Guy of Lusignan (a real historical character) is told through the eyes of his fictional sister, Elaine. Guy travels to the Holy Land to reclaim it from the Saracens. Elaine follows afterward, finding upon arrival that her brother has fallen in love with Sybil, the sister of the leper king of Jerusalem. Queen Sybilla, a real historical character, is surrounded by political intrigue as she prepares to ascend the throne, which threatens her upcoming marriage to Guy of Lusignan. The...

Step into the tumultuous world of the 1100s, where the echoes of the First Crusade resonate across France and Jerusalem. In Lady Sybils Choice, we follow the gripping tale of Elaine, the fictional sister of the historical figure Guy of Lusignan. As Guy embarks on a perilous journey to reclaim the Holy Land from the Saracens, Elaine soon follows, only to discover that her brother has fallen for Sybil, the sister of Jerusalems leper king. With Queen Sybilla, a real historical figure, caught in a web of political intrigue as she prepares for her ascent to the throne, the stakes of her impending ...