From Booklist
The second book in Lord's series about England's Cromwell family takes a probing look at London royalty. The year is 1655, and romantic Frances Cromwell desperately wants to marry. Frances had hoped to marry her father's chaplain, but her father quickly married him off to someone else. Now Frances' name is being linked with several other high-profile men--all of whom represent political alliances for her father. Undeterred by her father's motives, Frances falls in love with wealthy Robert Rich. In the midst of their courtship, her father, known as the Protector, is dealing with political unrest because, as Protector rather than King, Cromwell doesn't have the full backing of the Parliament, nor the powers he needs to truly rule. Frances and Robert marry in November 1657 and are wonderfully happy until life deals Frances several blows that teach her the true meaning of love and how very precious life is. Lord's superb novel provides an illuminating glimpse into the Cromwell family and their many hardships and victories. Megan Kalan
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