A Valentine Secret by Emily E.K. Murdoch

And if she can do so, kingdoms and hearts can still be among her 'Conquests'… CAPTIVES Normandy. Soon she realises that survival in a time of turmoil and war depends of putting aside the prejudices of the past. But when King William decrees that Norman lords must marry Anglo-Saxon women Avis must make a terrible choice: either marry the repulsive Richard or take a else chance on another Norman, Melville, a man she has never met. Avis is homeless and penniless, and with no family left alive she is forced to become a ward of Richard, the Norman lord who has taken her home. A young girl trembles in the shadows of what was once her home. The nation is still recovering from the Norman invasion three years earlier - and adjusting to life under its sometimes brutal new rulers. Will they manage to stay together despite the odds? Or will duty tear Selwyn and Catheryn apart?ĬONQUESTS England, 1069. Selwyn, a steward, could never be considered Catheryn's equal, let alone an eligible suitor. Soon, Catheryn finds herself falling in love with Selwyn instead… But the strict hierarchy of Anglo-Saxon England stands in their way. When Selwyn offers to help Catheryn identify the mysterious suitor, she accepts, and they start to realise that they have more in common than they thought. Catheryn is fascinated by the letter, and cannot imagine who would be capable of sending a poem of such imagination and beauty. Selwyn sends Catheryn a love letter as a joke, disguising it as though it is from one of her father's thanes. But one man, Selwyn, is intrigued by the intelligent and high-spirited girl. 'Conquered Hearts' includes: LOVE LETTERS Having built a rich empire and keen to win the favour of the royal court, Hilda and Ælfgard have little time for their daughter, Catheryn. Penelope zweifelt an Jonathans edlen Motiven.Emily Murdoch's thrilling historical romances set just after the Norman invasion are now available in one collection. Doch als Jonathan nach Penelopes Vergangenheit forscht, um ihre biologischen Eltern zu finden, droht sein großherziges Valentinsgeschenk den Traum von der gemeinsamen Zukunft zu zerstören. Sie verbringen immer mehr Zeit miteinander und ihre Gefühle tragen schon bald Blüten. Bald erfährt Jonathan, dass Penelope nicht das stille Mauerblümchen ist, für das er sie gehalten hat, sondern eine schöne Rose, die nur darauf wartet, aufzublühen. Die beiden könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein, doch eines fröstelnd kalten Januarmorgens kreuzen sich ihre Wege – ein zufälliges Treffen, das ihr Schicksal für immer verändert. Penelope Baldwin ist die Tochter des Blumenhändlers von Maplebridge, der sie als Baby adoptierte. Sein ganzes Leben hat er in dem Dorf Maplebridge verbracht. Jonathan Brodie ist der einzige Sohn von Sir Roger Brodie und seiner Frau.

A Valentine Secret by Emily E.K. Murdoch