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Here is the story of Isolde, a beautiful Irish princess, and the two men who love her - the splendid King of Cornwall and his nephew Tristin, a knight torn between loyalty and passion. Start reading and discover the power of this timeless legend, the quintessential medieval love story, as retold by Anne Kinsey.

Robert Guildford, heir to an earldom, is a pleasure seeker who believes in living life to the fullest. Accustomed to taking whatever he wants, he casts his eye on his sister's beautiful lady's maid. Julia Brandon may be destitute, but she is proud - and she has a few secrets. While Robert is planning to seduce Julia, she contrives her own plot which may redeem her family's fortunes - or may land her in prison. When she disappears, Robert, knowing he has been deceived, goes in search of her. At journey's end, both make startling discoveries about love.

In the sixteenth century, when love was a tool of statecraft and marriage a political weapon, a rivalry between two queens ended when one of them faced the executioner. Start reading and discover three fascinating women. Mary Queen of Scots, a woman revered as a martyr, condemned as a traitor, dazzlingly beautiful, and caught on the wrong side of a revolution. Queen Elizabeth I, declared a bastard in childhood, crowned queen of England at the age of twenty-five, and one of the most brilliant and enigmatic rulers in history. And finally, Mary Seton, whose life and destiny was entwined with...

In the early part of the twelfth century in the northernmost reaches of Britain, Maya and her sister Alis live at peace on the Holy Isle of Eynhallow - until they are forced to flee from invading conquerors. They hide in the city of York where Maya is accused of witchcraft. Child of Eynhallow mostly tells of Maya's beautiful and spirited granddaughter Isabel, who grows up as an outcast in her village and runs away before her father can sell her for twelve shillings. In this sweeping saga of courage and loyalty, Isabel confronts the brutal realities of medieval life, discovers her heritage,...