'Terrible Apart' - Separated by fate and circumstance the Fitzwarren brothers find themselves on very different missions. Trouble is brewing on England's border with Scotland, and rebel Protestant Scottish nobles are begging Elizabeth to help them throw off French rule. One man can help to unite Scotland, and that man is John Knox. Denied entry to England, hated by Elizabeth and excommunicated by the church Knox is not a man to be associated with. Lord Burghley tasks Richard Fitzwarren with delivering him to Scotland, knowing full well that he can deny any involvement should things not go to plan. Jack Fitzwarren, falling foul of the Duke of Norfolk, finds himself posted to the north, involved in a war that many hope will lead to his demise. Can Richard safely deliver Knox? Will Jack survive the war he has been thrown into? Find out in Book 8 of the Mercenary for Hire Series.

The year is 1582. Queen Elizabeth wears the crown, however unstable it may be, that rules England. Courtiers. Conflicts. Conspiracy. This Elizabethan court sees it all. Miles away from London, a young woman named Jane is forced to flee from her family and all that she knows. On the other side of the world, a powerful clan called the Covenant is brought to their knees and about to lose everything they have fought for unless an unreliable prophecy is fulfilled. Jane holds a peculiar gift that impacts them all. She catches the attention of the most powerful man in England, thrusting her into the dangerous game of court life and tasked with preventing what seems inevitable. A temperamental Queen. A gifted commoner. Both women born to live a life that was set before birth. One woman's choices will determine the other's - in life and in death. Jane is little more than a pawn in a battlefield that goes beyond the coasts of England and into a world that has remained unseen by mortal eyes.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI Madame de Chevreuse resumes her intrigues against Richelieu-- Anxiety of the Cardinal for the friendship of the duchess--Chateaunenf, the Keeper of the Seals, becomes the lover of Madame de Chevreuse, and is persuaded by her to engage in a conspiracy with Queen Henriette Marie and her friends in England--The Chevalier de Jars in London-- Richelieu becomes suspicious of the loyalty of Chateauneuf--The Cardinal falls dangerously ill at Bordeaux, and his lite is despaired of --Joy of Anne of Austria and her friends--Conduct of Chateauneuf-- An intercepted letter--Return of the Cardinal to Paris--Evidence against Chateauneuf accumulating--The French Ambassador in London enlists the services of a professional burglar to get possession of the correspondence of the Chevalier de Jars--Arrest of Chateauneuf--Over fifty letters from Madame de Chevreuse found among his papers--Indignation of Richelieu--Madame de Chevreuse ordered to retire to Dampierre-- Fate of her accomplices--Courage of the Chevalier de Jars--He is condemned to death, but is reprieved when actually upon the scaffold-- Madame de Chevreuse visits Paris in disguise--She is exiled to Tours. return of Madame de Chevreuse to France was followed by a few years of comparative repose in her troublous life, for, though she was probably no stranger to the intrigues against Richelieu, she was prudent enough to see that, for some time at any rate, she would be kept under such rigorous surveillance that it would be highly dangerous for her to take any active part in them. And so she escaped the fate which befell so many of her friends after " The Day of Dupes"; and Marie de' Medici had fled to Brussels, Gaston had vainly raised the standard of revolt, and Charles IV. had paid for...