London:1673. With her family ruined by war, penniless thirteen-year-old Sarah Jennings is overjoyed to be chosen as a maid of honor at the bawdy Restoration court of Charles II. She soon wins the trust of Lady Anne of York, a lonely princess who becomes one of her staunchest allies. And though Sarah's beauty stirs the desires of jaded aristocrats, she wants a grander future for herself than that of a pampered mistress. Only one man possesses ambition and passions that match her own: John Churchill, a dashing young military hero. He would ask for her hand--and win her heart for a...
London:1673. With her family ruined by war, penniless thirteen-year-old Sarah Jennings is overjoyed to be chosen as a maid of honor at the bawd...
The author of "Duchess" returns with the enthralling story of one of historys most notorious women--the uncrowned queen of Charles Stuarts bawdy Restoration court. The role of royal mistress is a precarious one, however, and her enemies and rivals and everywhere.
The author of "Duchess" returns with the enthralling story of one of historys most notorious women--the uncrowned queen of Charles Stuarts bawdy Resto...
