"A fine historical romancee"

Catherine Seton Spencer works as a dress designer in the court of Queen Elizabeth. She is known by her friends as impulsive, which she agrees as she only wants a little fun and excitement and a lot of love in her life.

Scottish Lord Patrick Hepburn spent four months patrolling the Middle March of the Borderlands, but completed his assignment. When he informs King James that his second sight reveals his monarch will succeed Elizabeth, the elated regal sends him to his future court as his emissary to Her Royal Highness. At court he and Catherine meet with terrible first impressions. He thinks she is spoiled while she concludes he is pompous. However, they end up working together trying to prevent a conspiracy to dethrone Elizabeth and prevent James from following her; that teaming leads to better understanding of the other and soon love.

Few writers can bring together a spicy romance within a commanding period piece as the great Virginia Henley consistently does. What makes Ms. Henley so remarkable is she accomplishes this reliable quality while constantly changing eras. Her latest triumph stars two fabulous protagonists falling in love though seemingly opposites in attitude. Adding a touch of the paranormal to the mix, historical readers receive a wonderful Elizabethan Era love story that brings the intrigue of the age to full life.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 21, 2004

INSATIABLE is set at the lavish Elizabethan Court at the end of the queen's reign. Lady Catherine Seton Spencer designs exquisite gowns for the aging queen and when she meets Patrick Hepburn, Lord Stewart, whom the King of Scotland has sent to London, she detests the dark, dominant and uncouth Scot on sight. King James has promised Hepburn any English heiress of his choice and the Border Lord is determined to have Cat Spencer. The sparks fly between these two opposites who soon discover an INSATIABLE attraction that will not be denied. an enchanting tale of passion and intrigue in England's Golden Age...

Hailed as "a brilliant author whom we come to rely on for the best in romantic fiction" (Rendezvous), New York Times bestselling author Virginia Henley weaves an enchanting tale of passion and intrigue in England's Golden Age...

Summary

As dress designer to Queen Elizabeth, Catherine Seton Spencer is cursed—or is it blessed?—with unbound impulsiveness. Secretly venturing into the heady streets of London, she casts off the reins of propriety in a search for excitement and true love. Little does she know her bold curiosity will lead her to the man destined to claim her...

Rough-hewn and roguish, Patrick Hepburn, Lord Stewart of Scotland, is a man of strength and cunning. Possessing the gift of foresight, he tells the ambitious King James that the throne of England will be his. As reward, the king promises him a wealthy bride to help him regain his family fortune, and sends him to London as an emissary to the court—where he finds the beauty who has haunted his visions.

Divided by loyalties and society, but bound by desire that drives them into each other's arms, Cat and Patrick find themselves in an intricate web of deceit and danger that threatens to topple the throne—and tear the lovers apart....