Author: | Catherine Hermary-Vieille | ISBN: | 9781909912861 |
Publisher: | Luath Press Ltd | Publication: | December 1, 2014 |
Imprint: | Luath Press Ltd | Language: | English |
Author: | Catherine Hermary-Vieille |
ISBN: | 9781909912861 |
Publisher: | Luath Press Ltd |
Publication: | December 1, 2014 |
Imprint: | Luath Press Ltd |
Language: | English |
Opening in the Danish dungeon where James raves at the end of his days, the book tells the story of his life from childhood to the betrayal by a spurned lover that leads to his imprisonment. Born in a climate of religious schism the young James Hepburn, Lord of Bothwell, soon finds himself divided between his loyalties and his conscience. Maturing rapidly into a brilliant young man, he is called home from Paris to take his place as Lord Bothwell. Life had taught him to be a fierce warrior and a passionate lover, and James's fate is set in motion when he meets his Queen. A love springs up between them that will overcome religious divides, spill blood, and haunt Bothwell qntil his dying day.
Opening in the Danish dungeon where James raves at the end of his days, the book tells the story of his life from childhood to the betrayal by a spurned lover that leads to his imprisonment. Born in a climate of religious schism the young James Hepburn, Lord of Bothwell, soon finds himself divided between his loyalties and his conscience. Maturing rapidly into a brilliant young man, he is called home from Paris to take his place as Lord Bothwell. Life had taught him to be a fierce warrior and a passionate lover, and James's fate is set in motion when he meets his Queen. A love springs up between them that will overcome religious divides, spill blood, and haunt Bothwell qntil his dying day.