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For the Crown
Robbie, Bastard of Ovedale, is a warden of the East March of Scotland. Chasing Scottish raiders across the border is his life’s work and his love. On one such jaunt, he goes after a youth who has wounded his friend, only to discover that the youth is a girl, Mary Margaret Douglas. His mortification is complete when she renders him immobile by the application of pressure to a sensitive spot. Once he has regained control of the situation, he realises that his best option is to keep the red-haired virago with him until he can ransom her back to her family. The problem is her brothers don’t want her. That’s just one of the problems. Another is that Robbie is beginning to like her, but worst of all is the question of what to do with her now.
Robbie is summoned to war. He has to take the Scottish lass with him, but she is disruptive because she inspires the men to lust, including the despicable Lord Clifton who wants her for himself – at least for a week or two – and will stop at nothing, including murder, to get what he wants. Robbie’s father and his overlord, the Earl of Northumberland, want him to get rid of her, but it’s too late for that. Although he doesn’t know it, Robbie is falling in love.
Robbie is summoned to war. He has to take the Scottish lass with him, but she is disruptive because she inspires the men to lust, including the despicable Lord Clifton who wants her for himself – at least for a week or two – and will stop at nothing, including murder, to get what he wants. Robbie’s father and his overlord, the Earl of Northumberland, want him to get rid of her, but it’s too late for that. Although he doesn’t know it, Robbie is falling in love.
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Published June 24, 2018
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Susan Appleyard
17 books13 followersI was born in England where I learned to love English history. Now I live in Canada in the summer with my three children and three grandchildren. In winter I flee the cold for Mexico where I enjoy the sun and sea, restaurants on the beach and Happy Hours with my friends.
I don't think I have a particularly unique writing method. I always write in the mornings in a place where I can work relatively undisturbed. I never read over what I've written until the manuscript is finished so I can approach it with a fresh eye.
I don't think I have a particularly unique writing method. I always write in the mornings in a place where I can work relatively undisturbed. I never read over what I've written until the manuscript is finished so I can approach it with a fresh eye.
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January 10, 2019
This book has received a Discovering Diamonds Review:
Helen Hollick
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"For readers who want the history, Ms Appleyard is spot on for relating the customs and events of the periods she writes about"
Helen Hollick
founder #DDRevs
"For readers who want the history, Ms Appleyard is spot on for relating the customs and events of the periods she writes about"
November 4, 2018
For the Crown: Pride and Honour in the Wars of the Roses
Susan Appleyard, 2018
The story opens on the Scottish side of the border with England in 1460 as the English under the leadership of Robbie Ovedale ambush a party of Scots. He suffers at the hands of a young man who turns out to be a young Scots woman named Mary Douglas. Thinking to ransom her back to her family he takes her captive, but once home, discovers that her brothers do not wish to have her returned.
Propinquity ensures a romance between these two young people but it is a very slow and steady thing. The author, I feel, is really much more interested in the history and politics of the time and more than one battle is described in generous detail.
I confess I chose this novel because of the Northumberland setting, but regretfully found little to enjoy beyond a few place names. Though the writing is very good, there are some errors, mainly typographical, but they do not spoil the story.
Susan Appleyard, 2018
The story opens on the Scottish side of the border with England in 1460 as the English under the leadership of Robbie Ovedale ambush a party of Scots. He suffers at the hands of a young man who turns out to be a young Scots woman named Mary Douglas. Thinking to ransom her back to her family he takes her captive, but once home, discovers that her brothers do not wish to have her returned.
Propinquity ensures a romance between these two young people but it is a very slow and steady thing. The author, I feel, is really much more interested in the history and politics of the time and more than one battle is described in generous detail.
I confess I chose this novel because of the Northumberland setting, but regretfully found little to enjoy beyond a few place names. Though the writing is very good, there are some errors, mainly typographical, but they do not spoil the story.
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