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After a turbulent period, the monarchy returns to England, but stability remains elusive amid palace intrigues, conspiracies, and betrayals. Noblewoman Priscilla Eversleigh secretly shelters the rebel Jocelyn Frinton, whom she loves deeply. When Jocelyn is captured and executed, Priscilla learns she is pregnant and flees to Venice to conceal her child from the hostile Beaumont Granville. Upon returning to England with her baby, her troubles grow: following King Charles’s death, a ruthless struggle for the crown erupts, Priscilla’s father is arrested, and Beaumont offers to free him from prison in exchange for a steep price.
First publish date: May 1997
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Victoria Holt
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