P-Ph Pi-Pu
A B C D EF G H IJ K L M NO P QR S TUV WXYZ
Last Updated: 09/28/2007
Piel-Howell-Michaels-Kaye
SCOTTISH MAGIC 9/1997 ISBN: 1575661829
Stobie Piel
A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE 10/1999 ISBN:0843946121 a minstrel in black who can't sing at all, and dreams of returning to his knightly glory, finds himself enchanted by a lovely minstrel whose voice is magic. But to win her love means to lose everything he has struggled to regain.
THE TWELFTH KNIGHT short story in MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS 11/1998 ISBN:0505522837 Two honorable thieves, one a spritely young woman, the other a dashing and just knight, have only the twelve days of Christmas to traverse medieval England and find a secret treasure... which just may be buried in each other's arms.
Jean Plaidy
THE BASTARD KING 1974 William the Conqueror was a result of a love affair between the son of a Duke and the daughter of a tanner. The fact that he was a bastard overshadowed his early life until the day came when he conquered England. This is the love story of William and Matilda, set in 11th century France and England. First of her Norman Trilogy.
THE BATTLE OF THE QUEENS 1978 During the first half of the thirteenth century two women dominated the scene. They were Isabella of Angouleme, who had been Queen of England, and Blanche of Castile who was Queen of France. This is the fifth book in the Plantagenet series.
CASTILE FOR ISABELLA 1960 The first book in the Ferdinand and Isabella Trilogy.
THE COURTS OF LOVE 1987 5th volume of the Queens of England series. The fascinating story of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her alliance with Henry Plantagenet.
DAUGHTERS OF SPAIN 1961 With Spain now united, Ferdinand looked to his daughters to further his ambitions. At the same time and all too often, Isabella found herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. This is the third book in the Ferdinand and Isabella Trilogy.
EDWARD LONGSHANKS 1979 Seventh in the series of Plantagenet books, this is the story of Edward, the son of Henry III, one of England's greatest kings, who dominated an age that boasted William Wallace, Simon de Montforte and Piers Gaveston....A saga of family triumphs and tragedies that made up these turbulent times.
EPITAPH FOR THREE WOMEN 1981 Twelfth in the series of Plantagenet books. When Henry V died, as King of England he left a young infant and his widow, Katherine of Valois. She would have a marked effect on the future of England's crown through her love for a young Welshman, as would a young peasant girl from Domremy named Joan.
THE FOLLIES OF THE KING 1980 Eighth in the series of Plantagenet books.
HAMMER OF THE SCOTS 1981 Seventh in the series of Plantagenet books, aka EDWARD LONGSHANKS.
THE HEART OF THE LION 1977 Third in the series of Plantagenet books.The death of Henry II brought his son Richard to the throne of England. His destiny was to be a great warrior king and to fight a holy war far from his realm. As Richard the Lion Heart rode into battle against the infidel, his brother John waited his moment to seize the kingdom for his own.
ISABELLA AND FERDINAND 1970 This is the first book in the Ferdinand and Isabella Trilogy.
KATHARINE OF ARAGON 1968
KATHARINE, THE VIRGIN WIDOW 1961 A vivid account of the aftermath of young Katharine of Aragon's ill-fated first marriage to Henry VIII's elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales.
THE KING'S PLEASURE 1972
THE KING'S SECRET MATTER 1962 Katherine of Aragon refuses to agree to a divorce from Henry VIII, resulting in the power struggle that creates the Church of England. This is the dramatic story of the political intrigues, the broken alliances, and the schemes and ambitions that culminate in England's momentous break with the Catholic Church.
THE LADY IN THE TOWER 1986 Young Anne Boleyn was not beautiful but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne was sent to France to learn sophistication, and then to court to marry well and raise the family's fortunes. She soon surpassed even their greatest expectations. Although his queen was loving and loyal, King Henry VIII swore he would put her aside and make Anne his wife. And so he did, though the divorce would tear apart the English church and inflict religious turmoil and bloodshed on his people for generations to come. Loathed by the English people, who called her "the King's Great Whore," Anne Boleyn was soon caught in the trap of her own ambition. Political rivals surrounded her at court and, when she failed to produce a much-desired male heir, they closed in, preying on the king's well-known insecurity and volatile temper. Wrongfully accused of adultery and incest, Anne found herself imprisoned in the Tower of London, where she was at the mercy of her husband and of her enemies.
THE LION OF JUSTICE 1975 The raging saga of Prince Henry of England, whose burning desire for the Crown was matched only by his fierce determination to defy the Church and claim the beautiful, cloistered Princess Edith as his Queen...a dazzling portrait of a man for whom countless mistresses weren't enough - and one girl was everything.
MARY, QUEEN OF FRANCE 1964 Princess Mary Rose is the youngest sister of Henry VIII, and one of the few people whom he adores unconditionally. Known throughout Europe for her charm and good looks, Mary is the golden child of the Tudor family and is granted her every wish. Except when it comes to marriage. Henry VIII, locked in a political showdown with France, decides to offer up his pampered baby sister to secure peace between the two mighty kingdoms. Innocent, teenage Mary must become the wife of the elderly King Louis, a toothless, ailing man in his sixties. Horrified and furious, Mary has no choice but to sail for France. There she hones her political skills, bides her time, and remains secretly in love with Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk. When King Louis dies, after only two years of marriage, Mary is determined not to be sold into another unhappy union. She must act quickly; if she wants to be with the man she truly loves, she must defy the laws of church and state by marrying without her brother's permission. Together, Mary and Charles devise a scheme to outwit the most ruthless king in Europe and gain their hearts' desire, not knowing if it will lead to marital bliss or certain death.
MURDER MOST ROYAL 1949 The story of Henry VIII's two murdered queens; Anne Boleyn, one of the most vital and fascinating personalities in English history, and her lovely young cousin Catherine Howard - each executed on charges of adultery.
PASSAGE TO PONTEFRACT 1981 He was young, handsome, and regal. The perfect king--until. . . . For a while the people loved their beautiful young king, Richard II. But then his extravagances and his indifference to the people's needs aroused their wrath. John of Gaunt, his uncle, watched all this with great interest. Nothing could slake his thirst for the throne, not even his beautiful wife, Catherine. Here is a vivid picture of Richard's Court, of his spendthrift ways, his folly, his devotion to his favorite, Robert de Vere, and his love for his two Queens. And, most of all, of his headlong journey toward disaster.....
THE PASSIONATE ENEMIES 1976 She was Matilda. . . The arrogant, cold daughter of Henry I. An empress, a woman who had worn out one aging husband,only to dominate her next, a mere boy, Geoffrey, first of the fiery Plantagenets. Only one man had ever mattered to Matilda, ever since childhood. Her was her cousin. He was married. He was her true love. He was her rival to the throne--her enemy. . . He was Stephen. . . A man who used honey in a land of warriors, who sweetened whatever cup would toast his claim to the throne. And the only obstacle in his path toward ruling all of England and Normandy was Henry's daughter, his own cousin, his one true love. . . Forever to fight, forever to love, they were. . . The passionate enemies....
THE PLANTAGENET PRELUDE 1976 First in the series of Plantagenet books centering on Eleanor of Aquitaine, King Henry Plantagenet, and Thomas a Becket.
THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS 1978 The fourth book in her Plantagenet saga. The untimely death of Richard Coeur de Lion left his nephew Arthur and his younger brother John in contest for the throne of England.
THE QUEEN FROM PROVENCE 1979 She always knew she would be a Queen one day. Even as a child she planned for it. Now, she was Queen of England. Good fortune, beauty, and wily cunning brought Eleanor her King, Henry of England. She made him her slave in love. He showered her--and her family--with gifts so lavish the people began to hate her. One day they almost murdered her. The specter of revolt loomed over the countryside. Still Henry would not give up his wild extravagances.....
THE QUEEN'S SECRET 5/2007 ISBN: 1400082528 Katherine of Valois was born a princess, the daughter of King Charles VI of France. But by the time Katherine was old enough to know him, her father had come to be called “Charles the Mad,” given to unpredictable fits of insanity. The young princess lived a secluded life, awaiting her father’s sane moments and suffering through the mad ones, as her mother took up with her uncle and their futures became more and more uncertain. Katherine’s fortunes appeared to be changing when, at nineteen, she was married to King Henry V of England. Within two years, she gave birth to an heir—but her happiness was fleeting. Soon after the birth of her son, she lost her husband to an illness. With Joan of Arc inciting the French to overthrow English rule, Katherine’s loyalty to her adopted homeland of England became a matter of intense suspicion. Katherine had brought her dowry and borne her heir; what use was she to England? It was decreed that she would live out her remaining years alone, far from the seat of power. But no one, not even Katherine herself, could have anticipated that she would fall in love with and secretly marry one of her guardians, Owen Tudor—or that a generation later, their grandson would become the first king of the great Tudor dynasty. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
RED ROSE OF ANJOU 1982 The thirteenth book in the Plantagenet series, regarding King Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou.
THE REVOLT OF THE EAGLETS 1977 The second book in the Plantagenet series about Henry Plantagenet: His Queen despised him for he had been a faithful lover- to his mistress, not his wife. His sons rose up against him- for they had been raised by the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, who vowed to have her revenge..
THE ROSE WITHOUT A THORN 10/1995 Born into an impoverished branch of the noble Howard family, young Katherine is plucked from her home to live with her grandmother, the Duchess of Norfolk. The innocent girl quickly learns that her grandmother's puritanism is not shared by Katherine's free-spirited cousins, with whom she lives. Beautiful and impressionable, Katherine becomes involved in two ill-fated love affairs before her sixteenth birthday. Like her cousin Anne Boleyn, she leaves her grandmother's home to become a lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII. The royal palaces are exciting to a young girl from the country, and Katherine loves that her duties there allow her to be near her handsome cousin, Thomas Culpepper, whom she has loved since childhood. But when Katherine catches the eye of the aging and unhappily married king, she is forced to abandon her plans for a life with Thomas and marry King Henry. Overwhelmed by the change in her fortunes, bewildered and flattered by the adoration of her husband, Katherine is dazzled by the royal life. But her bliss is short-lived as rumors of her wayward past come back to haunt her, and Katherine's destiny takes another, deadly, turn.
ST. THOMAS'S EVE 1954 The story of Thomas More, a supporter and friend of Henry VIII until the day came when he had to choose between friendship and conscience in the matter of Henry's Secret Matter.
THE SHADOW OF THE POMEGRANATE 1962 A Queen, Katharine of Aragon, finds that she is both player and pawn, in this vivid novel of love, intrigue, and betrayal in the royal courts of England and Spain.
THE SIXTH WIFE 1953 The story of Katherine Parr, a twice widowed and comely noblewoman, who would reluctantly become the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England.
SPAIN FOR SOVEREIGNS 1960 This is the second book in the Ferdinand and Isabella Trilogy.
THE STAR OF LANCASTER 1981 God Save the Queen!...Never was the cry more meaningful than during the last tempestuous years of Henry VIII,when that murderous and mighty monarch forced gentle Katharine Parr to become his sixth queen.
THE SUN IN SPLENDOUR 1982 The story of Richard III, the last of the direct Plantagenet line and a king struggling to hold a kingdom together against conspiracy and family chaos.
THE THISTLE AND THE ROSE 1963 Married when thirteen to James IV of Scotland, Margaret Tudor loved his virile body and expert lovemaking, but hated his succession of mistresses. After James bled to death on Flodden Field, she was left Regent of Scotland and a lonely woman. Obsessed by her passion for the young Earl of Angus she ignored the dangers posted by a hasty marriage. Her secret honeymoon over, Margaret clashed with the powerful factions that ruled the Scottish court...
UNEASY LIES THE HEAD 1984 Fifteenth book in the Plantagenet series. A royal father and his golden heir battle for a woman's hand..and a nation's future...The tragic fall of Henry VII and the meteoric and romantic rise of Henry VIII.
THE VOW ON THE HERON 1980 The ninth volume in the Plantagenet Saga. Edward the Second had been barbarously murdered in Berkeley Castle on the orders of his wife, Queen Isabella, and her lover Roger de Mortimer; and fifteen-year-old Edward the Third had already met and fallen in love with Philippa of Hainault and to prevent his enquiring into the details of his father's death, Isabella allowed the marriage to take place. A son was born who was to become the famous Black Prince..
Donna Lee Poff
THE MASK 8/1998 ISBN: 0843944161 He traveled only at night, shrouded by darkness, his visage shielded by a leather mask. After eleven years, Galen Tarrant, lord of Rosethorn, rode back from the Crusades to reclaim his lands, only to stumble upon the most beautiful golden-haired creature he had ever seen. In her arms he felt complete, but he could not allow himself to take her innocence when the demon of his past threatened to destroy everything he touched. Sitting in the moonlight at the edge of the forest, she appeared to him as a delicate wood elf, but Anne of Thornbury was no spritely illusion. A fresh-faced village girl, Anne had no experience with love - until she met the brave yet reclusive lord with the hidden face and mysterious history. She soon realized that only with her love could Galen finally overcome the past and release his heart from the shadow of...The Mask.
Patricia Potter
BELOVED IMPOSTER 9/2004 ISBN: 04125198014 Broken by an old curse that has claimed his two previous brides, Rory Maclean has spent the last eight years away at sea. Now, he returns home to broker a peace between the feuding Macleans and Campbells—and risks it all by letting the enemy into his heart.
BELOVED STRANGER 2/2006 ISBN: 0425207420 Once Kimbra Charlton rode side by side with her bandit husband. But after his untimely death, she has lived at the mercy of his thieving clan. To protect her daughter and keep her home, she must follow their wishes, even if it means scavenging from the bodies of the dead on a battlefield. But when she comes across a wounded Scottish warrior, she cannot leave him to die...Unable to remember anything about his past, Lachlan Maclean is haunted by fleeting images of violence and betrayal even as he is nursed by the spirited English widow, who hides him in her cottage and heals his wounds. The feelings that Kimbra stirs in his broken soul give him the will to survive. And though Lachlan is her sworn enemy, Kimbra slowly warms to his quiet strength. But a Scotsman killed her beloved husband—how can another claim her heart? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
BELOVED WARRIOR 4/2007 ISBN: 0425215733 Driven from his ancestral home, Patrick Maclean has spent the last six years as a prisoner aboard a slave ship. Embittered by his family's refusal to pay a ransom to free him, he vows to one day claim his rightful place as the Maclean heir—and exact vengeance on his father and brothers. Finally, when the mutiny he has plotted succeeds, he gets his chance. But he suddenly finds himself saddled with a most unsettlingly beautiful hostage... Juliana Mendoza is on her way to England to meet her groom when she's taken captive by a powerful Scottish warrior. But as the weeks pass, she discovers the kindness and compassion lurking beneath Patrick's gruff resentment, and her terror gradually turns to smoldering attraction. And yet she has no choice. If she is to save her mother, along with the man she has grown to love, she must marry her intended—even if it destroys her newly awakened heart... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Jo-Ann Power
ANGEL OF MIDNIGHT 10/1995 ISBN: 0671897055 She was an angel who had never known love. Widowed twice, Countess Angelica knows with a shivery certainty that her second husband was smothered as he slept. Fearing the same fate, Angel must deceive the hungry suitors eager to claim her wealth. She plots to stage a marriage to the one man ruthless enough to help her, then hunts and captures Yorkshire's most notorious outlaw. He was a devil assailed by passion. Merciless to his enemies, the Devil of Midnight strikes a handsome bargain to act as Angel's new husband. Yet her mere presence soon sends him into the throes of rapture, as she revels in his seductive charms and begins to uncover his guarded secrets. Though their marriage may be false, their desire is torturously real, drawing innocent Angel into the Devil's arms to find heaven only true love can bring...But when Angel is accused of murder, and the Devil's identity is revealed, the loving rogue must make the ultimate sacrifice to shield his Angel, and their undeniable passion, from the wrath of King John.
THE NIGHTINGALE'S SONG 6/1997 ISBN: 0671529978 The Dragon is coming for Clare, countess of Trent. For years Clare - secretly The Nightingale, writer of heroic adventures - has fought being wed to a man of King Henry's choosing. But as Welsh rebels swoop down toward her castle and King Henry's men march to meet them, she is finally caught in the king's net: he is now determined to marry Clare to the profligate nephew of the knight known as The Dragon. Astride his black charger, The Dragon rides through snow and sleet, seeking his nephew's appointed bride. When villains attack, a daring maiden rescues him - a Valkyrie of courage - the Countess Clare. In one glorious moment, he loses his heart to the woman he'd vowed to deliver to another man. As desire overtakes him, danger comes nigh to them both. Surrounded by treachery, both The Nightingale and The Dragon feel their only hope beating in their hearts...their everlasting love....
YOU AND NO OTHER 11/1994 ISBN: 0671897047 Wed at the age of four to a man she hasn't seen since, Lacy de Vere Fletcher stood before King Henry's court in an unsuccessful attempt to have the contract annulled. On her journey home, she is rescued from attackers by a sensuous man--her husband!
Pozzessere-Michaels-Lovelace
RENEGADES 8/1995 ISBN: 0373833105
Heather Graham Pozzessere
SEIZE THE WIND short story in RENEGADES 8/1995 A highwayman makes a stand against corrupt government officials.
Candice Proctor
THE LAST KNIGHT 9/2000 ISBN: 0804119309.. Spirited Attica d'Alerion will do anything to protect her beloved brother from danger. To warn him of a political betrayal that could lead to war., Attica disguises herself as a young courtier and bravely rides into the arms of destiny. Damion de Jarnac is the black knight, a rogue horseman bound by no code of honor except his own blind ambition. Working for the aging King Henry, Damion scouts the hills of Brittany on a dangerous mission to expose the treachery of Philip of France. There he joins forces with a courageous lad - who turns out to be the most intriguing woman he has ever met. But to win the beautiful Attica's love, Damion must slay the demons of an unforgivable past. And to save his doomed country, he must make a deadly decision that could break his lady's noble heart.
Lozania Prole
SIX WIVES BUT ONE LOVE 1972 ISBN: 0709127944
Mary Jo Putney
AVALON short story in IN OUR DREAMS 10/1998 ISBN:0821759973
UNCOMMON VOWS 4/1991 ISBN:0451402448 Lady Meriel de Vere had deceived Adrian, Earl of Shropshire. Standing in the royal forest, her falcon perched on her arm, she boldly claimed to be a Welsh commoner, not a noble Norman. Lord Adrian beheld in wonder her raven-black hair and defiant blue eyes,head her lies, and felt a dark, primeval passion rob him of all reason. In one irrevocable move of fate, he ordered this fair beauty locked in his castle's tower, vowing to entice her into surrendering her kisses with lips as hungry as his own.
P-Ph Pi-Pu
A B C D EF G H IJ K L M NO P QR S TUV WXYZ
See one you'd like to read? Find it the easy way, by searching Amazon.com!
Did we miss one?
You can send us our omission here.
If you came in through the back door,
you'll find the Medieval main page below:
You'll find Romance Reader at Heart Home here:
