Destiny's Pawn

by Mary Daheim

Despite her love for Francis, Morgan is forced to marry his brother because of intrigues in the court of Henry VIII

Genres: Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical Romance

424 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1984

About the author

Mary Rene Richardson Daheim was an American writer of romance and mystery novels.

Reviews

[Mermarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't rightly recollect everything this book entails, but I do know it was a spur in my youthful conquests to jade myself with bodice rippers and eventually as a favorite genre. ;)

It was a bit skeptical about who the heroine would eventually end up with. I mean, Henry the VIII on a pony set my heart a'flutterin' for the Knight in Shining Armor, but when the so-called hero finally made a cameo I skimmed back a few hundred pages:

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really would have loved this, but the heroine gets so tiresome. She was so dumb that I honestly couldn't take anymore of her. I liked the hero better and he was a rapist.

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

NTS: 1) cheaper at Kobo than amazon; 2) Eligible to buy with my super points; and 3) doesn’t have an audio book.

[Blondie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book I could imagine how the people of Tudor times felt the ups and downs of the people at court what a nerve wracking time that must have been.

Morgan's love life was an intriguing journey that kept me turning the pages to see what would happen next. I didn't always agree with her choices but I was always curious where the story would go next.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hardly liked the hero at all, and I tried to reconcile it because I knew he was who she was going to end up with. I rooted for her to be with a different character basically the whole book because he was always such a good friend to her, they had great chemistry, and he was, ya know, not a rapist. Still, I found it enjoyable to watch the heroine mature and progress through the 15 or so years that we followed her. It also gave me a new perspective on Henry Tudor and the turmoil the country went through during his reign.