What if Mary, queen of Scotts never married Francis? Would things have been different? Would he have lived? Or would she still bring his demise? What if Mary had another way? To still secure the Alliance with France, but save Francis?
Rosella Stuart is the younger sister of Mary, and the next queen of Scotland, she is fair in the face, and strong in the heart, she is intellectually talented, and she has made a name for herself in Europe for her superior war strategies. But upon her return to French Court, she is forced to make sacrifices for king, and country, and take her sister's place as the next queen of France, and marry the man her sister loves.
Will their marriage end up loveless? Or will Rosella and Francis nurture the union that fate has placed upon them, saving the two nations from the threat of the English?
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.