The Knight and the Rose Author:Isolde Martyn Lady Johanna FitzHenry is trapped in marriage to a vindictive, older man, Sir Fulk de Enderby. Her only chance of escape is to find a stranger, a man who would be willing to pretend that he wed her secretly before her marriage to Fulk took place. — Fleeing the battle of Boroughbridge where the rebel force has been defeated, Geraint finds hi... more »mself blackmailed. Play Johanna's long husband or he and his wounded companion will be handed over to King Edward for hanging, drawing and quartering as traitors. At first the sparks fly as he and the bruised Johanna try to invent a past together, but Geraint gradually realizes that the lady is worth healing. With good humor and kindness, he slowly mends her courage and self-esteem.
But Johanna does not know him by his real name. What is her mysterious rescuer's secret?
Her attempt to discover the truth sweeps her up into the highest echelons of the English court and into a dangerous political intrigue as Queen Isabella leads the barons into rebellion against the King.
Inspired by a real medieval court case, The Knight and the Rose interweaves fact and fiction into a rich and vibrant tapestry of the fourteenth century. It is a wonderful love story of empowerment and hope.« less
Inspired by a real life medieval court case, this book interweaves fact and fiction with "spritely fun". into a rich and vibrant tapestry of love, betrayal and political intrigue...He is her only means of escape..Lady Johanna FitzHenry is trapped. Her arranged marriage to Sir Fulk de Enderby-aveteran of the wars against Robert the Bruce-keeps her tethered to this brutal man, who sees her only as a means to her fathers fortune. But now a daring scheme offers her a slim but precious chance at freedom: a complete stranger who, for his own desparate reasons, is willing to swear to the court that she was wed to him first...But who is he?...Though the poly goes according to plan, her mysterious rescuer leaves many questions unanswered. He is a tall, attractive man who goes by the name Gervase de Laval and claims to be a poor scholar. But Johanna's attempt to discover the true identity of her hired husband will sweep her into the highest echelons of the English court-and into a dangerous passion she has never known before...