Rowan Garth

Rowan #1

by Catherine Darby

Young, beautiful, and descended from the royal Tudor line, Rowan Garth leaves her home at Pen Tan in Wales to travel to London to seek her fortune. At Court she learns the folly of pitting her wits against the King, but her marriage to a Spanish nobleman and the arrival of a shepherd from the valley, give her the opportunity to pursue her own destiny. Set in the Welsh mountains and in London during the Wyatt rebellion, this is the story of an extraordinary woman who founded a dynasty without counting the cost.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Pseudonym for Maureen Peters

Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.

As Catherine Darby, Maureen Peters wrote books that were sold as Gothics, such as the 12 books in the Falcon Saga, but were really what Sarah calls "dark family sagas." Or more precisely, she describes their plot lines this way: "Themes of illicit passion, family rivalry, witchcraft, revenge, and even reincarnation permeated the novels…"