"In the Tudor Courts" by Amanda McCabe is an anthology of eight captivating Tudor Romantic stories that seamlessly takes readers into a realm of rogue rakes and outlaws. Each story follows a variety of main characters as they navigate romantic and dangerous encounters during the period of Tudors courtship.
Starting off with "Outlaw on the Tudore Court," Marianne encounters Captain Bertrand Darcy, a rake who swears revenge against his old enemy Gilbert Legon. Gilbert sets out to free his daughter Rosamond from her sinister captor but finds himself falling for her instead.
"The Captain's Deliquate Captive" further explores the hardships faced by a Believing Marianne who steers through a stormy sea under a pirate sailor's command - Captain Quentin Sheppard. Tries trying to save him from his ex-lover, Marco Bananache, only lead Marianne to have intricate emotions in his face, not knowing what these feelings were and where they were leading them.
Another captivating chapter "Entrapped in a Disbelieved Tardor" follows Lady Maria Wolcott who finds her true love in Sir William Sarleton, while navigating risky dealings between Aristocrats. However, her fearful view of marriage causes him confusion, which could bring them closer or even separate them completely.
With such unique and vivacious aspects, In the Tudoor Court offers great insight into the past centuries' romance history. As an historian and writer, McCabe provides fantastic reading material and dives in on her passion for the times past and its rich protagonists. Along with her passion, each story is expertly woven together with vibrant descriptions, compelling themes, and incomparable character portraits: from Marianne's fearless escapades to her rebellious beginnings, to Bertrand's unexpected romantic blossoms, everyone is notable.
If you're not familiar with Amanda McCabe's work, these glorious novellas offer a captivating introduction into Tudor romance literature.
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In the new collection by Amanda McCabе, 'The Tudor Courts', readers are transported from their everyday lives to the enthralling world of Tudors. Honeysuckle Press provides eight beautiful stories with romantic plots woven through their pages.
Eight extraordinary tales of flamenco, passion and adventure. From rake and outlaw to pirate and loves lost at sea, Vicious writers establish timeless threads of romance in this captivating collection.
Электронная Книга «In the Tudor Court Collection» написана автором Amanda McCabe в году.
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Язык: Английский
Серии: Mills & Boon e-Book Collections
ISBN: 9781472094506
Описание книги от Amanda McCabe
8 ravishing Tudor romances that will transport you to another world of rakes, outlaws and pirates. Outlaw in the Tudor CourtRansom BrideOnce a galley slave, now a Venetian merchant prince, Lorenzo Santorini has sworn revenge on his captor. Until English beauty Kathryn Rowlands appeals for help in finding a friend lost to pirates and Lorenzo struggles to maintain his cool detachment. For Kathryn stirs deep feelings he had long forgotten and now he must take drastic steps to protect her from his sworn enemy…The Pirate’s Willing CaptiveCaptive on the high seas by pirate Captain Justin Sylvester, with nowhere to run, Maribel Sanchez had never felt more at liberty. For if she returned to rigid Tudor Society she’d become an old man’s unwilling bride. If she remained with Justin, he’d made it abundantly clear, she would become his more than willing mistress.Libertine in the Tudor CourtOne Night in ParadiseThough Queen Elizabeth I’s court at Richmond was a hotbed of illicit liaisons, beautiful Adorna Pickering remained unscathed. Yet the one man she couldn’t resist had a reputation blacker than sin. And though Adorna didn’t want to be just another easy conquest, she’d willingly forsake everything she held dear for one night in Sir Nicholas Rayne’s arms…A Most Unseemly SummerCapable and determined Lady Felice has had to learn how to take care of herself. So she is shocked when the surveyor of her family’s new home, Sir Leon Gascelin, forces her to accept him as her temporary guardian. Is it to stop tongues wagging because they reside under the same roof? Or has she deliberately been sent to this dangerously attractive gentleman to be well and truly tamed?Notorious in the Tudor CourtA Sinful AllianceDaughter of a courtesan and a lord, Marguerite was forced to fend for herself in the dangerous world of French nobility—as the king's most feared spy. Sent on a mission to the court of King Henry VIII, Marguerite found her only friend was her old enemy, the sensually tempting Nicolai Ostrovsky. And their sinful alliance seemed set to turn her from old loyalties to new desires!A Notorious Woman Beautiful perfumer, Julietta Bassano hides her secrets from the light of day, selling rose water and essence of violet rather than taking her rightful place in Venetian society. Until the seductive Marc Velasquez enters her world. But in the city of masks, plots spiral around Marc and Julietta—schemes that will endanger their lives and their growing love…Maiden in the Tudor CourtHis Runaway MaidenEscaping her cruel stepmother, Rosamund Appleby heads in disguise for London…until she is halted by Baron Alex Nilsson! He seeks to protect her as they journey together. But when Alex, who trusts no woman, finds himself conveniently married to beautiful Rosamund, he doesn’t know which is more treacherous: the enemies plotting his downfall or the seductive lure of a woman in his bed…Pirate’s Daughter, Rebel WifeWhen Captain Henry Mariner rescues a lone and vulnerable maiden from the sea, he has good reason to feel guilty about placing her in such a precarious predicament. But despite Bridget McDonald’s reserve toward him, he knows there is no other option. The only way to protect her life – and her virtue – is to marry her!
