The Parfit Knight
Rockliffe Book 1
by Stella Riley
CreateSpace
Historical Romance
August 3, 2015
Available in: Audio, e-Book, Trade Size (reprint)
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The Parfit Knight
by Stella Riley
When the Marquis of Amberley’s coach is waylaid by highwaymen and his coachman shot, he is forced to take shelter at the first house he finds and is subsequently trapped there for a week by a severe snow storm.
Oakleigh Manor is the home of Rosalind Vernon who lives alone but for her devoted servants and an ill-natured parrot, cut off from the outside world by the tragic result of a childhood accident. But Rosalind is brave and bright and totally devoid of self-pity — and it is these qualities which, as the snow continues to fall, touch the Marquis’s heart.
On his return to London, the Marquis persuades Rosalind’s brother, Philip, to bring her to town for a taste of society, despite her handicap.
But the course of Amberley’s courtship is far from smooth. Philip Vernon actively dislikes him; Rosalind appears to be falling under the spell of the suave Duke of Rockliffe; and worst of all, Amberley is haunted by a dark and terrible secret that, if revealed, may cause him to lose Rosalind forever.
Originally self published July 2012 in eBook.
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Stella Riley's Bio
Readers' Favorite 2019 Gold Medallist and 2021 Book Excellence Award winner for CADENZA and eleven times a B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree, Stella Riley lives in Kent. She enjoys theatre, reading, travel and playing the harpsichord. She is fascinated by the English Civil Wars and has written six books set in that period. The seven book Rockliffe series (recommended in The Times newspaper!) is also available in audio, narrated by Alex Wyndham. And the final book in the Brandon Brothers trilogy, THE MONTESORO LEGACY, is already available for pre-order.