Maid Marian

About this book

An irresistible reimagining of the Robin Hood legend Maid Marian brings to life the rollickingand romanticworld of the Middle Ages.An orphan and heiress to a large country estate Marian Fitzwater is wed at the age of five to an equally young nobleman Lord Hugh of Sencaster a union that joins her inheritance to his. But when she is seventeen Lord Hugh whom she hasnt seen in years dies under mysterious circumstances. Marian is left alone againa widow who has never been a bride. But now like all unmarried young ladies of fortune she is made the ward of King Richard the Lionheart. Since Richard is away on Crusade Marians fate lies in the hands of his mother the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. The bridegroom Eleanor selects will get Marians lands and in return pledge his loyaltyand silverto the king. Marian herself is irrelevant and she knows it. Determined not to be sold into another sham marriage she seeks