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Previously published with a different cover. Scotland, 1170 A.D. When Lady Joan Kennedy runs away with another man the night before her wedding to Lord Robert Cunningham, her sister, Elayne, must uphold the family honor and marry in her place. Given no choice, Elayne embarks on building a new life. Months later, she tells Robert she carries the heir he needs, he begins to avoid her whenever possible. Perplexed and with her marriage at risk, the last thing Elayne needs is for her newly widowed sister to appear on their doorstep and charm her former betrothed. Elayne suspects Joan intends to ...

England and Continental France, 1155. King Henry II of England’s empire is vast and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, unmatched. Queen Eleanor is wealthy, beautiful, intelligent and provided Henry with ample sons and daughters. Their dynastic pairing was ideal, but Henry deeply loves Lady Rosamunde Clifford, an exquisite, gentle beauty who shunned power. Henry’s lengthy absences test Rosamunde’s devotion as he deals with frequent uprisings in his far-flung domains. Once his dearest friend and now his deepest foe, Archbishop Thomas Becket constantly blocks Henry’s efforts for Church ...

New ISBN assigned and cover adjustment. Ginevra is a 12-year-old bread maker in the French royal palaces. After she is brutally beaten for being Italian, she is rescued by Catherine De Medici, the future Queen of France, who decides the intelligent girl will be trained as an astrologer for the royal children. With the queen's favor comes the opportunity to earn independence, wealth, and security, and respect, which Ginevra craves. However, under French law, so long as her father lives, she must obey him and wants only to see her married with a man to protect her. Ginevra appeals to the ...

The Roman Empire, 270 A.D. The Goths devise a daring plan: seize the islands through which Rome's food supply travels and starve the Empire into submission. Lady Honoria and her children sail straight into the conflict when she visits her husband, Lucius, at his post in Cyprus. Separated by the battle, Honoria and her children are taken captive. To save her son from human sacrifice and the women from being enslaved, Honoria claims to be Caesar's cousin. Anticipating a rich ransom, the hostages are shipped to the distant mountain stronghold of the Goth king, Filimer, where Honoria constantly...