À l'ombre de la couronne

Synopsis of À l'ombre de la couronne

«À l'ombre de la couronne» is the historical romance novel by Claire Thornton, published by Harlequin in paperback (342 pages, in French).

In 1666, after being betrothed against her will to Samuel, a supporter of Oliver Cromwell, Athena flees home and takes refuge in London. There she meets the Marquis of Halross and they fall in love at first sight. On the eve of the wedding, Samuel reappears and threatens her: if she does not leave the marquis, he will accuse him of conspiring with the Royalists and have him hanged for treason.

First installment of the City of Flames series. Original title: The Defiant Mistress.

For readers of historical romance, set in seventeenth-century England with political intrigue.