The Caged Countess - Addison, Mercer
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Scotland, 1306. With her clan decimated by Edward I the King of England and his army, Scottish maiden Deirdre Brodie becomes embroiled in the war between England and Scotland. Kidnapped by the English Earl of Wrothbury, called the spawn of the devil, she is forced into an unwanted marriage and has a child by him. But Deirdre's heart belongs to one man, Richard de Laci, Comte de Strasbourg, a French warlord who tried to save her from Wrothbury's evil and the King's clutches. Banned from England as a traitor, Richard returns to Scotland bringing an army of mercenaries to help Robert the Bruce…mehr

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Scotland, 1306. With her clan decimated by Edward I the King of England and his army, Scottish maiden Deirdre Brodie becomes embroiled in the war between England and Scotland. Kidnapped by the English Earl of Wrothbury, called the spawn of the devil, she is forced into an unwanted marriage and has a child by him. But Deirdre's heart belongs to one man, Richard de Laci, Comte de Strasbourg, a French warlord who tried to save her from Wrothbury's evil and the King's clutches. Banned from England as a traitor, Richard returns to Scotland bringing an army of mercenaries to help Robert the Bruce the king of Scotland fight his war. Deirdre's strong fealty to Robert the Bruce, leads to her being imprisoned in a cage by King Edward I, and that cage hangs from the walls of an English township. As death nears for Deirdre, a pardon is issued, but it falls into the wrong hands. Richard happens upon Deirdre in the cage. He vows to do battle with Wrothbury, find Deirdre's daughter, the pardon, and set her free. But can Richard de Laci save Deirdre from the cage or does she save herself.
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Mercer Addison When I was a teenager I became acquainted with the author Frank Yerby and his wonderful historical novels. So instead of reading Nurse Marcy books as one my age was supposed to do, I had my face buried in Yerby's, The Foxes of Harrow. While checking out my stack of books, the town's Liberian would scold me and tell me those stories were for a more mature reader and I shouldn't be reading them. I would lie and tell her they were for my mother. As life moves on, I, who never thought of being a writer, was reading a historical romance, and thought just maybe I could do this. I also thought this would be easy, write a story, get it published, and retire rich. It doesn't happen that way. I wrote fiction novels, entered contests, and won numerous first place awards. I took workshops on writing, learned all that I could, and joined numerous writing organizations. I stayed the course, and truly believe that age doesn't matter when you really desire something. As an older writer, I take pride in the fact I have published five books. Even Nectar is Poison Five o'clock Whistle A Deceitful Bait Dancing on Water (Anothology titled: A Gift from the Heart by Windtree Press. The Caged Countess 1st book of series, Women of Valor I have lived in the state of Oregon all my life and reside in the Portland area with my wonderful husband, Ty.