Books like Almost Innocent by Jane Feather
Set in the Middle Ages, "Almost Innocent" follows Magdalen, a young woman raised behind the walls of an English fortress, unaware that she is the illegitimate daughter of a powerful prince and a deceased French mistress. Her longing for excitement is fulfilled when Guy de Gervais, a noble knight, arrives and takes her away. Their romance begins as a fated bond, yet Guy’s duty to protect her and marry her to his nephew for political reasons complicates their love. Amid the bloody battlefields of France, Guy must balance obligation and desire, while Magdalen’s transformation into a sensual beauty heightens the intimacy of their forbidden affair. The novel explores themes of love, duty, and the clash between personal desire and political necessity in a historical setting.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Jane Feather
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