Moonlight and Shadow
by Isolde Martyn

As the War of the Roses comes to a close, many are reaching for the throne. Amidst the political strife, Heloise Ballaster, maid-of-honour to Richard of Gloucster’s duchess, and Sir Miles Rushden, friend and advisor to the Duke of Buckingham, are about to be ensnared in personal conflict as well as a deadly battle for the crown that could destroy them all.

With her startling silver hair and rumors of her second sight making her unmarriageable, Heloise has endured much at her family’s cruel hands. But she suffers the ultimate humiliation when her father kidnaps Sir Miles Rushden, a neighboring nobleman, and forces him to marry her at swordspoint.

But Miles Rushden intends to secure a high place for himself among England’s royal circle and he will not marry some wench of low birth. He never expected to see Heloise Ballaster ever again, but somehow, under false identity, she had worked her way into Buckingham’s household. She seems to have charmed everyone around her, and he is certain that she has cast a spell over him...else why is he finding himself so drawn to his lovely young bride?

Other Books by Isolde Martyn

The Devil in Ermine

Mistress to the Crown

Moonlight and Shadow

The Knight and the Rose

Isolde Martyn's Bio

Isolde is a lady with an absolute passion for history and writing historical fiction is a wonderful way to share her enthusiasm.

Winning both a RITA-award (the romance equivalant of an Oscar) in the USA plus the mainstream ‘Romantic Novel of the Year Award’ in Australia for her debut novel The Maiden and the Unicorn was a tremendous thrill after years when ‘Life’ just got in the way of writing! Being married to a geologist, whose job took him away into the field a great deal, meant that for many years bringing up their two children always came first for her.

Isolde grew up in London and has a History Honours degree from the University of Exeter, UK, with a specialisation in Yorkist England, a lifelong passion. Falling into conversation with a post-graduate at a bus stop in Dorset, she somehow found herself moving to Perth, Western Australia, half a year later. She has since warned young women waiting at that particular bus stop that casual conversations can lead to a change of continents.

Since arriving in Australia, she has worked as a university history tutor, research assistant and archivist. Her other career has been editing and she was a Senior Book Editor with a major international publishing house before writing fiction full-time. She now divides her time between Sydney and the UK, and one of her delights is in being Vice-Chair of the Plantagent Society of Australia, which she co-founded with five other enthusiasts twelve years ago.

And, by the way, Bus Stop Day is still an annual celebration!