30 December 2009

books that make you go hmmm...



Release Date: July 27, 2010

In the last years of her eventful life, queen-duchess Aliénor of Aquitaine launches a deadly dynastic chess game to safeguard the crowns of Normandy and England for John Plantagenet, her last surviving son.

To that end, Aliénor coerces into matrimony two pawns—Juliana de Charnais, a plain and pious novice determined to regain her inheritance, and Guérin de Lasalle, a cynical, war-worn mercenary equally resolved to renounce his. The womanizing Lasalle and the proud Juliana are perfectly matched for battle not love—until spies and assassins conspire to reverse their romantic
fortunes.

Populated by spirited and intelligent women and executed in flawless period detail, The Sixth Surrender is a compelling love story that heralds the arrival of a major new talent in historical fiction.

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8 lovely comments:

Blodeuedd said...

I am thinking yes :)

Sharon said...

Sounds good.... Can't wait for your review!

Christy English said...

Go Eleanor! She does love chess...and why not?

Marie Burton said...

So amazing about how many books on Eleanor that are coming out in 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Muse in the Fog said...

Yes, definitely hmm...in a good way, it sounds intriguing!

http://muse-in-the-fog.blogspot.com/

Robinbird said...

Hmm...I think I'll have to add that one to the list. :) Thanks!

librarypat said...

Another book to be on the lookout for. Thanks for the heads-up.

justpeachy36 said...

This one looks goooood!