Falcon's Claw

Falcon Saga #11

by Catherine Darby

Continuing the historical and romantic series bearing the FALCON name. When her father dies, lovely young Gida Falcon is alone and afraid in a world filled with violence and intrigue. Her innocence does not last long when she enters the service of a legendary lord and his ravishing wife. In the arms of a lover forbidden by every law of God and man, Gida learns both how dazzling and dangerous is her beauty, how strong is the pull of her passions, as she moves towards her inexorable fate as a Falcon...

256 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1978

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…"