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This wonderful romantic adventure is set in the year 1291 A.D. at Castle Questing in Northumbria. Thomas de Wolfe has been set up in an arranged marriage that he wants no part of it — even though it will make him an Earl, with a huge army and several castles and also help his family immensely. When he meets his betrothed, Lady Adelaide, his worst fears come to life.
Sir Quill Cardon has a secret, guarded since the night he was spirited away from Blackstone Castle, the only home and family he’d ever known. A ward of Lord Oswin, Earl of Bonderville, in the shadow of war, Quill learned fealty to his liege lord and the crown guaranteed he’d never be exposed. It also guaranteed he’d never be heartbroken again.
Lady Eleanor of Elton is a lady in waiting to Queen Isabella, wife of Prince John of England. Being a lady in waiting has lifted her from the poverty of her childhood, but she is tired of the life and is anxious to become an independent woman selling her embroidery in an age when women are property of their husbands and it is rare for women to be in business.
Esperanza "Essa" Fernandez has longed to be a captain of her brother's pirate ships. She dresses as a man and stows away on board, but her plans go awry when the ship is defeated by Welsh pirates led by Saban "the Sabre" Rees after a raid. Essa is captured and in that moment, the world as she knows it ends. Saban is surprised to discover that the lad he captured is a female.
At the age of 14, Lady Julia Stone met Eddie Francis when he worked for her father. He taught her to ride astride and he stole her heart. Years later, Julia is a young woman who is excited to manage her first racehorse under her father's name. Eddie has become a notable jockey in the racing world. He never expects to run into Lady Julia and he is very aware of the difference in their stations.
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