Thursday, November 7, 2019

BLOG TOUR w/ GIVEAWAY: The Heart of the Rebellion by Sian Ann Bessey


ABOUT THE BOOK

September 1400
 
King Richard II of England is dead. And after three years in His Majesty's service, Rhys ap Tudor and his brother Gwilym are finally free to return to their ancestral home in North Wales. Their long-anticipated homecoming is overshadowed, however, by the harsh changes they encounter in their once peaceful land. The new king, Henry IV, rules with an iron fist, and the country is ripe for rebellion. Instantly thrust into the forefront of the conflict, the proud Tudor brothers enter the fight for their freedom.

Lady Catrin Buckley is alert to the unrest swirling around her. As the daughter of an English father and a Welsh mother, she know too well the trouble her lineage poses. Her own battle, however, is one of the heart: she is to be married to a man she neither knows nor loves. Then an unexpected encounter with the enigmatic Rhys ap Tudor changes everything. Soon, Catrin finds herself swept into a rebellion that could not only change history but also rewrite her own future.

REVIEW

I've read a lot of historical romance novels over the years.  Many of them from the Regency era, but from other time periods also.  It's always refreshing to come across one from a time period and location that I'm not as familiar with.  Bessey's love and knowledge of Wales shine through in this tale of love and rebellion.  Rhys ap Tudor and Lady Catrin Buckley make for an interesting pair especially as their growing romance comes at an awkward time for both of them.  Lady Catrin has just become betrothed to a man twice her age who she has never met and knows little about.  Rhys has just returned home and is having to make choices about his future.  Neither planned on becoming involved in a revolt.  Yet they both do get involved and their growing feelings for each other complicate matters mightily.  Bessey does a fine job telling her story of love and loss, courage and conviction, and passion and power. Even more intriguing is the fact that some of the events in the story actually happened, making me wonder about the real people the story is based on.  A well-told story that I very much enjoyed reading.

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