The Shield of Three Lions (Alix of Wanthwaite Series #1) BOTY_2025 he considers near misses in

he considers near misses in the past and the possibility of others in the future and ponders the positive side of these visitations from space: If our planet had not been the target of cosmic rubble from its very formation

but he’s never been good at following the rules

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

they are shocked to discover that the woman who walked the streets by night as a prostitute was a teacher for a local religious sect by day--a sect operating on land once owned by a mysterious government facility that looms over the entire community

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

The Shield of Three Lions (Alix of Wanthwaite Series #1) BOTY_2025 he considers near misses inThe 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,