"A delightully sensual medieval romance"
During the last decade of the fifteenth century, she was an
orphan as a young child and a widow twice before she turned
thirteen including her first marriage to her five-year-old
first cousin. Her Uncle Henry Bolton knows that his niece
Rosamund is a prize he manipulates because though she owns
Friarsgate, he controls the estate. To avoid further machinations, Rosamund marries a much
older, but kind Hugh Cabot. He surprisingly treats her
like a favorite daughter rather than a possession to be
displayed and used. Hugh even teaches her how to manage
her vast holdings. Finally, he also arranges for King
Henry VII to be her guardian upon his death. Now a lovely
fixture at court, Rosamund becomes a lover to Prince Hal,
but eventually meets Logan Hepburn who she begins to fall
in love with though she has doubts about anyone becoming
her latest spouse as she has developed a taste for the
regal courts. ROSAMUND, the first novel in Bertrice Small's Friarsgate's
Inheritance series is a wonderful tale that brings to life
the final years of the fifteenth century and the first
decade of the sixteenth century. The story line will
delight Ms. Small's fans because the heroine shares the
same traits found in the O'Malley women (DNA testing
anyone?) and could easily exchange places. Still readers
will enjoy the feel of life in a bygone era mostly through
the eyes of an intrepid woman. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 13, 2002
SummaryFrom Bertrice Small, the beloved "queen of romance,"
(Publishers Weekly) comes a sweeping new novel of a young
girl's unexpected journey into womanhood, into mystery and
passion, and into history...
Her name is Rosamund Bolton. She is heiress to the
Friarsgate fortune. More than a splendid inheritance, it
will chart the fate of the orphaned beauty, widowed at a
precious young age. It will take her from the treacherous
custody of her devious uncle to the magnificent court of
Elizabeth of York, into the confidence of Katherine of
Aragon, and past the intimate chamber doors of Henry VIII.
It's an adventure that will test the limits of passion and
betrayal; it will change the meaning of the word enemy,
and
turn even the most daring fantasy into true love.
With this first novel in an original and exciting new
series, the adventures of Rosamund are just beginning...
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