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A Perilous Alliance - (Ursula Blanchard Elizabethan Mystery) by Fiona Buckley (Hardcover)

A Perilous Alliance - (Ursula Blanchard Elizabethan Mystery) by  Fiona Buckley (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>January, 1576. Widow Ursula Blanchard is in no position to refuse when Sir Francis Walsingham decides she must wed Count Gilbert Renard in order to build a strategic alliance with the French. Soon after the count arrives at her country home to pay court, one of Ursula's household staff is found dead. An accident - or something more sinister?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Widow Ursula Blanchard is urged to remarry for the sake of Queen and Country in this latest enthralling historical adventure</b></i> <p/>January, 1576. After three husbands, widow Ursula Blanchard has no desire to marry again. However, she is not in a position to refuse when Sir Francis Walsingham decides she must wed Count Gilbert Renard, the illegitimate son of King Henri II, in order to build a strategic alliance with the French. <p/>When the Count arrives at her country home to pay court, Ursula's misgivings grow stronger. Then one of her household staff is found dead at the bottom of the stairs. An accident - or something more sinister? <p/>The disturbing chain of events that follows sees Ursula heading on a perilous journey in a race against time to prevent a national catastrophe. En route she will encounter danger, hardship, conspiracy - and murder.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Fans will enjoy the exciting plot twists"-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>If you like a historical novel you'll love this book, if you like a mystery you'll enjoy this book and if you like both you'll be in heaven.--L. Bennet, Bookseller<br>

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