Grace, lady of Cassio by Rosemary Morris

 

 

I am delighted with this review.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A medieval romance

Grace, Lady of Cassio by Rosemary Morris

It has been a few years since I last read a romantic novel. When I picked up Grace, Lady of Cassio, I rediscovered the delight of losing myself for a few hours.

Both Grace and her mother Countess Yvonne have been blessed – or cursed – with the gift of second sight. Unbidden communications sometimes come to them as sudden apparitions or premonitions of danger. How to respond to these messages, and at the same time keep them secret, was only one of the conundrums facing Grace.

Grace is beautiful, wilful and sixteen. As the teenage daughter of a noble family in 14th century England, marriage or the veil are the only paths open to her. Most girls her age have already married and given birth. Her beloved twin brother Fulk, Baron de Valcoln, is betrothed to a girl chosen for him by his parents. Grace knows that her first obligation is to marry well and produce an heir. But – who to marry? And how to protect her brother from the evil she senses near him?

In an era when murder often went undetected and rape unpunished, when only strength and valour could protect the innocent from brutality and lawlessness, anything might happen.
And in this story, it does! Unlike a fairy-tale that ends with marriage and “happily ever after”, this romance has its stormy beginning in marriage. Only then do the real troubles begin. Murder, rape, kidnapping, treachery, and deceit stalk Grace and her husband through turreted castle and cobblestone courtyard, across woodland paths and wooden drawbridges, in quiet chambers and crowded streets.

If you like a story that has all the elements of a Gothic romance, I highly recommend Grace, Lady of Cassio.

Author’s note. Grace, Lady of Cassio does not contain explicit sex.

To read the first three chapters and learn about me, please visit my website.

rosemarymorris.co.uk

This novel is available from Amazon. Other links to your favourite online bookstores are on my author page.

https://bwlpublishing.ca/morris-rosemary

 

 

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