The Raven's Wish (Topaz Historical Romances)

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Elspeth Fraser, a woman with psychic powers, is distraught when she foresees a handsome stranger's execution, and when Highlander Duncan Macrae rides into her life, Elspeth is certain that their passion spells certain doom.

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Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland

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Refugee. Queen. Saint. In eleventh-century Scotland, a young woman strives to fulfill her destiny despite the risks . . .
 
Shipwrecked on the Scottish coast, a young Saxon princess and her family—including the outlawed Edgar of England—ask sanctuary of the warrior-king Malcolm Canmore, who shrewdly sees the political advantage. He promises to aid Edgar and the Saxon cause in return for the hand of Edgar’s sister, Margaret, in marriage.

A foreign queen in a strange land, Margaret adapts to life among the barbarian Scots, bears princes, and shapes the fierce warrior Malcolm into a sophisticated ruler. Yet even as the king and queen build a passionate and tempestuous partnership, the Scots distrust her. When her husband brings Eva, a Celtic bard, to court as a hostage for the good behavior of the formidable Lady Macbeth, Margaret expects trouble. Instead, an unlikely friendship grows between the queen and her bard, though one has a wild Celtic nature and the other follows the demanding path of obligation.
Torn between old and new loyalties, Eva is bound by a vow to betray the king and his Saxon queen. Soon imprisoned and charged with witchcraft and treason, Eva learns that Queen Margaret—counseled by the furious king and his powerful priests—will decide her fate and that of her kinswoman Lady Macbeth. But can the proud queen forgive such deep treachery?

Impeccably researched, a dramatic page-turner, Queen Hereafter is an unforgettable story of shifting alliances and the tension between fear and trust as a young woman finds her way in a dangerous world.


From the Hardcover edition.

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The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II

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Katherine Sedley lived by her own rules and loved who she pleased- until she became the infamous mistress of King James II...

London, 1675: Born to wealth and privilege, Katherine is introduced to the decadent court of King Charles II, and quickly becomes a favorite from the palace to the bawdy playhouses. She gleefully snubs respectable marriage to become the Duke of York's mistress.

But Katherine's life of carefree pleasure ends when Charles II dies, and her lover becomes King James II. Suddenly she is cast into a tangle of political intrigue, religious dissent, and ever-shifting alliances, where a wrong step can mean treason, exile, or death at the executioner's block. As the risks rise, Katherine is forced to make the most perilous of choices: to remain loyal to the king, or to England.

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The King's Speech: A Lesson in Perseverance - What King George VI Can Teach Us

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The film The KINGS SPEECH has won countless awards including BAFTA'S and Oscar's but the real life story of King George VI and the characters that surrounded him can teach us so much more than mere cinematic enjoyment. In fact, King George VI not only left the Royal family and Britain's current Queen with an amazing legacy but the example of his life and the choices he eventually made should inspire us all. His is a story of overcoming obstacles of both a physical and human nature and triumphing. Make no mistake however these were not an easy set of hurdles for George VI to overcome. Yet, the man nicknamed 'Bertie' did so, both on his own terms as well as on the advisement and better judgment of those who truly loved him. George VI listened and learned. He was able to both concede and triumph. Though it is fair to say that the road he travelled was far from easy and it was frequently an extremely lonely one he journeyed on. Yet, it was not easy. After all it is bad enough for anyone to have a physical disability or disadvantage but imagine being a King afflicted with a speech impediment? Indeed this it has to be downright awful. However, the lessons learnt in studying how King George VI overcame the obstacles of a both a difficult childhood to a speech irregularity can teach us all something about overcoming our own greatest fears. Here we will look at the challenges which confronted the former Monarch in both childhood, and adult life while discovering how he learned to combat them in order to reign supreme. This is the story of perseverance in the face of adversity. A story of the King's Speech both in difficulty and triumph which should be an inspiration to all.

About the Author:
Susan Crimp is the Author of nine other published works on: Rose Kennedy, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Kate Hepburn, The Princesses of Monaco and Elton John. An award winning documentarian Crimp has received The Pierre Salinger award and has been commended for her humanitarian work in Central America.

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The film The KINGS SPEECH has won countless awards including BAFTA'S and Oscar's but the real life story of King George VI and the characters that surrounded him can teach us so much more than mere cinematic enjoyment. In fact, King George VI not only left the Royal family and Britain's current Queen with an amazing legacy but the example of his life and the choices he eventually made should inspire us all. His is a story of overcoming obstacles of both a physical and human nature and triumphing. Make no mistake however these were not an easy set of hurdles for George VI to overcome. Yet, the man nicknamed 'Bertie' did so, both on his own terms as well as on the advisement and better judgment of those who truly loved him. George VI listened and learned. He was able to both concede and triumph. Though it is fair to say that the road he travelled was far from easy and it was frequently an extremely lonely one he journeyed on. Yet, it was not easy. After all it is bad enough for anyone to have a physical disability or disadvantage but imagine being a King afflicted with a speech impediment? Indeed this it has to be downright awful. However, the lessons learnt in studying how King George VI overcame the obstacles of a both a difficult childhood to a speech irregularity can teach us all something about overcoming our own greatest fears. Here we will look at the challenges which confronted the former Monarch in both childhood, and adult life while discovering how he learned to combat them in order to reign supreme. This is the story of perseverance in the face of adversity. A story of the King's Speech both in difficulty and triumph which should be an inspiration to all.

About the Author:
Susan Crimp is the Author of nine other published works on: Rose Kennedy, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Kate Hepburn, The Princesses of Monaco and Elton John. An award winning documentarian Crimp has received The Pierre Salinger award and has been commended for her humanitarian work in Central America.

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The Prince Who Did Not Become King: Edward of Lancaster, 1453-1471

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Edward of Lancaster, son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, spent many of his seventeen years as an exile before dying at the battle of Tewkesbury. This is a short nonfiction piece (about 8,000 words) about the life of the young man who died fighting for his family's right to rule England.

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Edward of Lancaster, son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, spent many of his seventeen years as an exile before dying at the battle of Tewkesbury. This is a short nonfiction piece (about 8,000 words) about the life of the young man who died fighting for his family's right to rule England.

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Royal Harlot: A Novel of the Countess Castlemaine and King Charles II

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