Prequel to the Legendary Bastards of the Crown Series.Lady Annalyse Granville is a cursed second-born twin. Because of superstition and fear that a second-born twin is naught but a spawn of the devil, she’s been sent to live with the nuns. However, she returns to her father’s castle at Christmastime at her sister’s request. Her sister is the king’s mistress and very pregnant with his baby. And … baby. And what happens during Annalyse’s visit changes her life forever.
Ross Douglas has managed to get betrothed to an English lassie, having alternative motives in his head because of his hatred for the English king. But when he spies an innocent maiden standing under the kissing bough, he knows he has to kiss her.
Can one kiss change a man’s life? What happens that Christmas changes everyone’s lives in ways they could never expect.
Be sure to read the rest of the series: Restless Sea Lord – Book 1, Ruthless Knight – Book 2 and Reckless Highlander – Book 3.
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loved this. the Scots dialect melts my heart. such a bitter sweet prelude to the series. had me smiling and crying by the end.
When Ross, his brother and friends happen to come across a message from the king stating he will be visiting his mistress for the birth of his child. Ross schemes to get back at the King, for the death of his clansmen. He decides to forge a note stating the king no longer wants Gabrielle and arranges an alliance through marriage with Ross.
What will happen when Ross sees Gabrielle’s twin sister Annalyse.
This was really a great story that begins the series of the Legenday Bastards of the Crown series. Ross’s hatred of the English pushed him to seek revenge and he had just found a way to do it. He intercepted a missage that the English King Edward’s mistress was about to give birth to his babe. The plan was Ross was going to steal them both right under his nose!
Lady Annalyse Granville, was the second twin. She was cursed in that she was thought of as the spawn of the devil. She had just come home for Christmas after sneaking out of the numnery due to her sister, the King’s mistress, sending her a missive to come home. As she stood under the kissing bough her thought was she’d never been kissed and probably would not ever.
But that changes suddenly when a Scot comes up to kiss her.. She didn’t know why a Scot was even in the castle but Ross was going to kiss her.
An adventure with a lot of twist and turns. Could Christmas change the hatred Ross had for the Scot’s and find love with the English Lass? Loved it!
This is a love story that begins as a means to revenge and ends, defying superstition and the kings order, with the rescue of three tiny boys destined to become legendary. The decision Ross and Analyse make that day is the foundation for stories of several generations of adventure, mystery, and romance in The Legendary Bastards of the King, Seasons of Fortitude, and Secrets of the Heart. Fantastic narration by Brian J. Gill. Excellent beginning! Loved it!
If you’re looking to start a new series and need a quick read, then this book is just what you need. The prequel to the Legendary Bastards of the Crown series will definitely get you warmed up to start that series. Ross of Clan Douglas only has vengeance against King Edward in his plans, until he kisses Lady Annalyse Granville, shunned her entire life by her family and their people for being born a second twin, under the mistletoe. But she isn’t part of his plan of vengeance as she is the twin sister to Lady Gabrielle, pregnant mistress of King Edward, who is. Little did Ross know that his vengeance would lead him to the love of his life and an instant family. This story kept my interest throughout and was an easy, quick read. I am now looking forward to getting into the Legendary Bastards of the Crown series.
Destiny’s Kiss
Elizabeth Rose
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I liked Annylaise and Ross’ story but wasn’t surprised to learn of the superstitions of multiple births during the medieval period. If twins were cursed, I couldn’t imagine what they would think should a woman birth triplets as in Destiny’s Kiss. Sometimes, it takes a tragic event to bring people together and that is certainly what happened in this story. If not for Gabrielle’s death, Annyelaise and Ross would have never gotten together and Gabrielle’s children wouldn’t have had a chance to grow up.
Annalyse Granville is a twin that is born second so it is believed that she is cursed sent to live with the nuns. her twin is pregnant with the kings baby and request that her sister come and be with her as she is close to the birth of her child. Ross is an enemy of the king and has a plan to marry the kings mistress and take his child and raise it as his own. but every thing changes when he kisses Annalyse and he starts to have second thoughts about if he going to marry the wrong twin. This story is hard to put down and i loved it and the ending is proof that fate has a way of showing up when we dont plan on it
I listened to this on Audible. This is my first novel of Elizabeth’s and I enjoyed the story. It had a steady pace and kept me interested to find out what would happen to Lady Annalyse next! I look forward to listening to the next book in the series; the Restless Sea Lord! 🙂