Amorous Trooper

The Margery Saga #2

by Ronald Bassett

London, 1702. Adam Margery, a budding apprentice surgeon is hopelessly in awe of his cousins. Rebecca and Mary Hewar, on the other hand, are completely indifferent to Adam and his best friend Rupert Dolling. Home for his grandfather’s funeral, Adam finally realises his love for the younger Hewar, Mary. However, his status is no match for the Hewar’s and Rebecca takes it upon herself to ensure the relationship between her sister and Adam is severed before it is established. But Rebecca and Adam are hiding a secret. Rebecca faces Adam with fathering her brat and demands marriage. Adam takes the only option for escape… he gives up his surgeon training and enlists to serve for the Queen as a dragoon. Surely in the army the bothers of women cannot reach him? Adam’s problems start to fade as he becomes immersed in the army. But Nell Something, a seductive consort, soon brings things back into perspective. Through Nell, Adam finds out that Rupert has also enlisted, but in a different regiment. It seems the past Adam so desperately fought to run away from, is never too far behind … Francis Hewar. Rebecca’s brother, is also in the army and makes it his mission to take revenge on behalf of Rebecca. Taking matters into his own hands, Adam does everything possible to ensure the safety of himself and Rupert, amidst the bloody battles he is faced with. But can he do this without the help of women? Ronald Bassett (April 1924 – March 1996) was a prolific British writer of historical fiction. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher.

236 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2015

About the author

Ronald Leslie Bassett is a British writer and novelist. He wrote numerous works of historical fiction, sometimes under the pseudonym of "William Clive". He received many awards for his medical and pharmaceutical writing.