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The Summer of Discontent
(2020)(The second book in the Historical Mysteries Collection series)
A novel by Barbara Gaskell Denvil
London, 1483
The crown has been placed on King Richard’s head, now Louisa will pay for it.
Her brother, Charles, is seething over the newly appointed king, she and her younger brother Francis endure his daily brutality while trapped under his guardianship. But when it’s discovered that Francis has run off with a most unsuitable lass, it falls to Louisa to bring him back... or else.
Louisa is thrust into a world she could never have imagined.
From the luxury of the Strand to the filth of East London’s tanneries, Louisa finds a part of London so vastly different from all she’s known. But her presence hasn’t gone unnoticed...
Doric is accused of the brutal murder.
Doric wandered England entertaining locals with his music and tricks until his friend is found battered to death and Doric is arrested. His world starts falling apart until an unorthodox deal lands him a position as a spy for the king. When Doric catches a glimpse of the beautiful Louisa, her sparkling blue eyes he is captured once more.
Drawn to each other, Louisa and Doric find themselves entwined in a web of conspiracy and secrets of both family and country.
Can they escape the shackles of the past and embrace a beautiful new future? Or will the ties that bind them, force them apart?
Genre: Historical Mystery
The crown has been placed on King Richard’s head, now Louisa will pay for it.
Her brother, Charles, is seething over the newly appointed king, she and her younger brother Francis endure his daily brutality while trapped under his guardianship. But when it’s discovered that Francis has run off with a most unsuitable lass, it falls to Louisa to bring him back... or else.
Louisa is thrust into a world she could never have imagined.
From the luxury of the Strand to the filth of East London’s tanneries, Louisa finds a part of London so vastly different from all she’s known. But her presence hasn’t gone unnoticed...
Doric is accused of the brutal murder.
Doric wandered England entertaining locals with his music and tricks until his friend is found battered to death and Doric is arrested. His world starts falling apart until an unorthodox deal lands him a position as a spy for the king. When Doric catches a glimpse of the beautiful Louisa, her sparkling blue eyes he is captured once more.
Drawn to each other, Louisa and Doric find themselves entwined in a web of conspiracy and secrets of both family and country.
Can they escape the shackles of the past and embrace a beautiful new future? Or will the ties that bind them, force them apart?
Genre: Historical Mystery
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