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A Cruel Courtship
A Cruel Courtship
A Cruel Courtship
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Espionage and intrigue light the fuse of rebellion in medieval Scotland for sleuth Margaret Kerr. “ This is history as it should be told” (Good Book Guide).
 
In late summer 1297, Margaret Kerr heads to the town of Stirling at the request of William Wallace’s man James Comyn. Her mission is to discover the fate of a young spy who had infiltrated the English garrison at Stirling Castle, but on the journey Margaret is haunted by dreams—or are they visions?—of danger.
 
He who holds Stirling Castle holds Scotland—and a bloody battle for the castle is imminent. But as the Scots prepare to cast off the English yoke, Margaret’s flashes of the future allow her to glimpse what is to come—and show her that she can trust no one, not even her closest friends.
 
A Cruel Courtship is a harrowing account of the days before the bloody battle of Stirling Bridge, and the story of a young woman’s awakening.
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Release dateAug 9, 2015
ISBN9781682300077
A Cruel Courtship
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Candace Robb

Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval & Anglo-Saxon Literature. She divides her time between Seattle and the UK, frequently visiting York to research the series. She is the author of eleven previous Owen Archer mysteries and three Kate Clifford medieval mysteries.

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