LET THE GAMES BEGIN... When Lady Alexandra Herbert discovered that she was to be married to Edward Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, heir to the Dukedom of Wellington, she was appalled. Marriage? Surely not. Without a Season, Lexa feels insecure of possibly becoming a wife to a prestigious family. But when she meets Edward, she start to change her mind... FOR WHEN PASSION SPARKS... Edward Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, was outraged with the sudden news of get married. After witnessing the scandal that resulted from the fall of his parents' marriage, he wanted nothing to do with a wife. But duty dictates that he does. It's only when he meets his intended, Lady Alexandra, who fascinates him to the point of falling love, does he question himself. IT BURNS RED AS THE ROSE... Neither of them is prepared for the married life nor they are not prepared for the suddenness of the attraction they are harboring for each other and where it will lead them. Let the passions begin, for the passions of the rose will break someone's heart... Let the bridegroom and his sudden bride commence their fate...

At sixteen, Princess Brienna of Connaught is sent by her father to become ward to King Llewellyn, ruler of the mist-shrouded Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd. Her presence is meant to seal the alliance between the two kingdoms, but when she arrives, the King is furious that her father has sent a worthless girl instead of one of his sons, as promised. With war on the horizon, Brienna must convince King Llewellyn to accept her as his ward or risk losing everything she's ever known. However, she soon realizes that more danger lurks in Gwynedd than she bargained for, and that by staying with Llewellyn she may lose the most important thing of all - her heart. **Thank you for making The Heart of a Queen #1 in Celtic stories! (03/2022)** **And #2 in Medieval stories! (03/2022)** **And #1 in Knight in Shining Armour stories! (12/2022)**

~𝕭𝖊𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖞𝖆𝖑 𝖎𝖘 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌~ Born the youngest daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Constance of Bourbon grows up amidst comfort and splendour on her powerful family's estates in France. A shy child, she prefers her prayers and pearls to the hefty politics her Father and brothers have no choice but to partake in but war will reach into her life quicker than she could ever know.... Across the sea, in England, the Wars of the Roses rages, a bloody battle for the throne between the royal Houses of York and Lancaster where a word weighs as much as the swing of a sword. Amidst it all, stands Edward of York, the handsome eldest son to the Duke of York, a young knight, eager to fight but forced to flee England in 1459 when the Lancastrian King and Queen overpower his family forces at Ludlow Castle. With his Neville cousins (one being the infamous Earl of Warwick) Edward sails to France where Warwick begins his plots to regain the House of York power. It is as a result of these plots, Edward and Constance are destined to meet. Worlds apart, they will be matched for the benefit of others but when tragedy strikes at the very heart of the House of York, forcing Edward closer to the throne than ever, they find they are, perhaps, what each other needs. Amongst the tangled nest of vipers, surrounded by bloodied thorns, will they keep the crowns destiny calls for them to claim?