In 13th century England, Robert Marcel chafes against the law that holds him bound as a villein on his lord’s
manor. He tries to make a daring escape and is nearly caught by his cruel
master, but a young girl helps him slip away.
Years pass and Robert takes up trade as a minstrel. Invited to play at a banquet for the notorious Earl of Saxton, he is stunned to come face to face with the girl he’s never forgotten—now Lady Marguerite of Winbourne, betrothed to the earl. Her status as a noblewoman puts her completely out of Robert’s reach, but he knows they are meant to be together. He vows to make her his wife no matter what the cost.
Lady Marguerite has often thought of the young man she helped escape. Her tender feelings for him quickly turn into much more when they are brought back into each other’s lives. She longs to be free to marry Robert, the man she loves, but that will require her to sacrifice all she holds dear.
They are tested at every turn by those bent on driving them apart and destroying what they have found together. Can their love truly conquer all?
Joyce DiPastena dreamed of green medieval forests while
growing up in the dusty copper mining town of Kearny, Arizona. She filled her
medieval hunger by reading the books of Thomas B. Costain (where she fell in
love with King Henry II of England), and later by attending the University of
Arizona where she graduated with a degree in history, specializing in the
Middle Ages. The university was also where she completed her first full-length
novel...set, of course, in medieval England. Later, her fascination with Henry
II led her to expand her research horizons to the far reaches of his “Angevin
Empire” in France, which became the setting of her first published novel,
Loyalty’s Web (a 2007 Whitney Award Finalist).
When she’s not writing, Joyce loves to read, play the piano,
and spend time with her sister and friends. A highlight of her year is
attending the annual Arizona Renaissance Festival. She lives with her two cats,
Clio and Glinka Rimsky-Korsokov, in Mesa, Arizona.
Website: www.joyce-dipastena.com
Blog: http://jdp-news.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJoyceDiPastena
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoyceDiPastena
Did you know that Lucianna (the heroine of “Loving Lucianna”)
has her very own Pinterest board?
http://www.pinterest.com/jdipastena/loving-lucianna/
• Links to where book is sold
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Lucianna-Hearts-Autumn-Romance-ebook/dp/B00NG8NWGW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1411108933&sr=8-3&keywords=dipastena
Barnes & Noble:
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iTunes/iBooks:
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Thank you for the spotlight, Jennifer!
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