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When the Lord Earl of Wakefield threatens to force Lady Elizabeth Hayward into an arranged marriage, she flees under the protection of Richard Tarleton, a famous court jester. Disguised as a fool’s boy apprentice, Elizabeth must conceal her growing love for Tarleton, a man whose witty tongue confers royal favor yet whose heart is bound by loyalty to the queen’s own goddaughter. Their fragile romance must navigate the delicate politics of the Tudor court in 1586, as the shadow of the Babington Plot looms over the realm.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Tori Phillips
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