Book 4 in the Royal Dynasty series.
Alphonse d’Aix gave his tourney prize of a silver mirror to a
lonely little girl. Since her affairs were also left by her father in
Alphonse’s hands, Barbara was quite sure he was the man chosen to be her
husband. Alphonse was too kind to laugh at an awkward, unhappy
thirteen-year-old, but he made it clear that she was not his chosen.
By the time Barbara returned to France,
fleeing the unwanted attentions of Guy de Montfort, Alphonse had long
regretted his refusal. His immediate proposal of marriage is swiftly
accepted. Barbara had hidden her pain but never recovered from her first
love. Still, thinking about Aphonse’s past life, Barbara decides a
semblance of coldness will be necessary to hold his attention.
However,
Guy de Montfort had not forgotten Barbara’s refusal, and was determined
out of spite to have her, even if it meant killing Alphonse. But Guy’s
attacks drive Barbara and Alphonse into the hands of the rebellious
Welsh, and amid the tension and terror of freeing Prince Edward from de
Montfort’s prison, their true love is exposed.
Publisher’s Note: Previously published elsewhere in 1989.
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