The Velvet Thorn
Alexie, Angela
A story sweeping through the generations, baring every human passion! Like her mother before her, who met a tragic death for bearing a child by the man she loved, she gambles her aristocratic heritage to follow the blazing star of destiny...Fleeing the raging conflict that consumes the majesty of France and the treachery of her own family, she seeks refuge amid the uncharted dangers of the rugged French countryside and in the arms of a bold, brooding English spy, who holds the most incredible secret of her past....