Book 1 of the multi-award-winning Historical Fiction series The Troubadours Quartet ‘Believable, page-turning and memorable.’ Lela Michael, S.P. Review 1150: Provence. On the run from abuse, Estela wakes in a ditch with only her lute, her amazing voice, and a dagger hidden in her underskirt. Her talent finds a patron in Aliénor of Aquitaine and more than a music tutor in the Queen’s finest … more than a music tutor in the Queen’s finest troubadour and Commander of the Guard, Dragonetz los Pros.
Weary of war, Dragonetz uses Jewish money and Moorish expertise to build that most modern of inventions, a papermill, arousing the wrath of the Church. Their enemies gather, ready to light the political and religious powder-keg of medieval Narbonne.
Set in the period following the Second Crusade, Jean Gill’s spellbinding romantic thrillers evoke medieval France with breathtaking accuracy. The characters leap off the page and include amazing women like Eleanor of Aquitaine and Ermengarda of Narbonne, who shaped history in battles and in bedchambers.
‘Historical Fiction at its best.’ Karen Charlton, the Detective Lavender Mysteries
Winner of the Global Ebooks Award for Best Historical Fiction
Finalist in the Wishing Shelf Awards and the Chaucer Awards
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I love this series because the characters are flawed yet heroic. This is what makes the story believable. With the addition of well researched historical fact, one is transported to the infancy of medieval France.
Superb writing that draws you into 12th century France between Crusades.
Difficult read. Too many old vocabulary. Hard to keep names straight.
This book was Historical Fiction. I was disappointed when it ended. I wanted to know what happened to the protagonist.
This is a view of Medieval Provence (southern France) and it features troubadours as well as knights from the 1st and 2nd Crusades. It gives a good picture of the political climate and features players of Muslim, Jewish and Provencal heritage.
It was a very good read.
Not exactly a romance, but historical romance in the context of the 13th century A.D. Intriguing relationships abound, with a sense of impending disaster through out. I have mixed feelings about this series so far, but it keeps me coming back for more. The Middle Ages is not my favorite setting, but I love the main characters and the dog, Nici …
couldn’t find the forest for the trees
I found it flat and boring but I did read the entire book just to see if it got better. I won’t read the sequels.
A little tedious with the many French names.
Strange. Haven’t really caught on to just what this book is about yet.
Couldn’t get through it–quit reading it which is HIGHLY unusual, even if I don’t enjoy the book. Names very confusing and boring. A real boring book