Rose of Rapture Author:Rebecca Brandewyne Her beauty was as pristine as the white rose of York, and she was no stranger to rapture. She had learned early its exquisite pleasure -- and pain. — She was an orphan and had been protected since childhood by the Duke of Gloucester, who would be called King Richard III by all Englishmen -- and murderer by some. And she would di... more »scover that those who accepted the king's kindness must share his battles, though the blood might run as red as the rose that was the emblem of his enemies....
Her name was Lady Isabella Ashley. For her love, men schemed and struggled as fervently as they battled for the throne of England. They called her Rose of Rapture.« less