The Welsh Marches 1460 

 In the eerie depths of Llanwardine Priory, Elizabeth de Lacy is about to take the veil when she is told she must wed her family's sworn enemy! Lord Richard Malinder must produce an heir, and a union with the de Lacy family could prove advantageous - if only to keep his enemies close.

 Elizabeth has not expected to feel such intense attraction, or to find Richard so kind, understanding and devastatingly handsome. His arm feels strong beneath her hand, and the heat of anticipation rises as they make their way to the bridal chamber.

Chosen for the Marriage Bed

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries

 He will conquer his castle.and his bride! Green eyes sparkling with fire, there is no way Lady Rosamund de Longspey has escaped an arranged marriage only to be conquered by a rogue! Grey eyes as hard and flinty as his heart has become, Lord Gervase Fitz Osbern, weary of war and wanton women, will fight for what rightly belongs to him! But Rose is not going to be ousted, and Gervase, a warrior to his fingertips, is not going to meekly withdraw. Instead he'll claim his castle - and just maybe a bride! January 1158, four years into the reign of King Henry II

Conquering Knight, Captive Lady

A Sunday Times Bestseller

 'O'Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.'-The Times

 Her path to the throne is paved with treason. 1330. 

 Philippa of Hainault may be married to King Edward III but she's penniless and powerless. England quivers in the clutches of the Dowager Queen Isabella and her darkly ambitious lover Lord Mortimer while her husband rots in jail, a prisoner at Mortimer's hand. It will take a courageous young man to emerge from the shadows and rise up against this formidable pair.

 Philippa won't sit back and see Edward puppeteered. She is determined to see justice done. It's her words whispered into the young King Edward's ear that will see the battle for England's throne commence.

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 'O'Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.'- The Times

 'A gem of a subject . O'Brien is a terrific storyteller'- Daily Telegraph

 'Joanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne O'Brien's fast-paced historical novel The Queen's Choice.'-Good Housekeeping

 'A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.'-Woman & Home

 'Packed with drama, danger, romance and history.'-Pam Norfolk, for the Press Association

 'Better than Philippa Gregory' - The Bookseller 

 'Anne O'Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.' - Sunday Express 

 'A gripping historical drama.'-Bella

 'This book has everything - royalty, scandal, fascinating historical politics and ultimately, the shaping of the woman who founded the Tudors.' - Cosmopolitan

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The Uncrowned Queen

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 Her actions could make history - but at what price?

 1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser, proves herself more than a mere observer in the devious intrigues of her magnificently dysfunctional family, The House of York.

 Surrounded by power-hungry men, including her aggressively self-centred husband Thomas and ruthless siblings Edward and Richard, Constance places herself at the heart of two treasonous plots against King Henry IV. Will it be possible for this Plantagenet family to safeguard its own political power by restoring either King Richard II to the throne, or the precarious Mortimer claimant?

 Although the execution of these conspiracies will place them all in jeopardy, Constance is not deterred, even when the cost of her ambition threatens to overwhelm her. Even when it endangers her new-found happiness.

 With treason, tragedy, heartbreak and betrayal, this is the story of a woman ahead of her time, fighting for herself and what she believes to be right in a world of men.

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 'O'Brien's page-turner vividly brings to life the restriction of women, and the compassion and strength of this real-life figure from medieval times' Woman

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A Tapestry of Treason

En cette année 1415, alors que la guerre de Cent Ans fait rage depuis des décennies, Catherine de Valois, fille du roi de France, est offerte en tribut au vainqueur d’Azincourt, le roi Henri V d’Angleterre. Eblouie par son royal époux, la jeune reine rêve quelque temps de s’en faire aimer, avant de comprendre que c’est son héritage que le roi convoite et que son seul désir est qu’elle lui donne un enfant qui puisse un jour porter les deux couronnes de France et d’Angleterre. Hélas, Catherine vient à peine de mettre au monde le fils tant attendu, que Henri meurt subitement. Enjeu d’alliances et de violentes convoitises, la jeune reine est obligée de vivre sous tutelle, prisonnière d’une cour qui lui dénie le droit d’avoir encore un cœur. Jusqu’au jour où, parmi les gens de sa maison, un Gallois, Owen Tudor, attire son attention. Une union interdite à une femme de son rang. Mais, résolue à tout risquer, Catherine décide de prendre son destin en main, et de braver ceux qui ont fait d’elle l’otage de la couronne et de leurs propres ambitions.

Le lys et le léopard

A Sunday Times Bestseller

 England's Forgotten Queens

 'O'Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.'-The Times

 'I was a penniless, landless petitioner, my Neville blood a curse, my future dependent on the charity of those who despised me.'

 Anne Neville is the heiress and daughter of the greatest powerbroker in the land, Warwick the Kingmaker. Trapped in a deadly tangle of political intrigue, she is a pawn in an uncertain game, used by the houses of Neville, York and Lancaster alike.

 In England's glittering, treacherous court, not all wish to see the Nevilles raised high. The Earl of Warwick's ambition and pride lead him into an attempt to depose the Yorkist King; his treason forces his family into exile.

 Humiliated and powerless in a foreign land, Anne must find the courage and the wit to survive in such a dangerous man's world.

 Compulsively readable, Anne O'Brien vividly evokes the story of Richard III's queen with a passion and vibrancy reminiscent of Phillipa Gregory and Alison Weir.

 Praise for Anne O'Brien

 'O'Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.'- The Times

 'A gem of a subject . O'Brien is a terrific storyteller'- Daily Telegraph

 'Joanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne O'Brien's fast-paced historical novel The Queen's Choice.'-Good Housekeeping

 'A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.'-Woman & Home

 'Packed with drama, danger, romance and history.'-Pam Norfolk, for the Press Association

 'Better than Philippa Gregory' - The Bookseller 

 'Anne O'Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.' - Sunday Express 

 'A gripping historical drama.'-Bella

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Virgin Widow

A Sunday Times Bestseller

 England's Forgotten Queens

 'O'Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.'

 The Times

 Philippa of Hainault selects a young orphan from a convent. Alice Perrers, a girl born with nothing but ambition. The Queen has a role waiting for her at court.

 'I have lifted you from nothing Alice. Now you repay me.'

 Led down the corridors of the royal palace, the young virgin is secretly delivered to King Edward III - to perform the wifely duties of which ailing Philippa is no longer capable. Power has a price, and Alice Perrers will pay it.

 Mistress to the King. Confidante of the Queen. Whore to the court.

 Her fate is double edged; loved by the majesties, ostracised by her peers. Alice must balance her future with care as her star begins to rise - the despised concubine is not untouchable. Politics and pillow talk are dangerous bedfellows.

 The fading great King wants her in his bed. Her enemies want her banished. One mistake and Alice will face a threat worse than any malicious whispers of the past.

 Praise for Anne O'Brien

 'O'Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.'- The Times

 'A gem of a subject . O'Brien is a terrific storyteller'- Daily Telegraph

 'Joanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne O'Brien's fast-paced historical novel The Queen's Choice.'-Good Housekeeping

 'A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.'-Woman & Home

 'Packed with drama, danger, romance and history.'-Pam Norfolk, for the Press Association

 'Better than Philippa Gregory' - The Bookseller 

 'Anne O'Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.' - Sunday Express 

 'A gripping historical drama.'-Bella

 @anne_obrien

The King's Concubine

From Sunday Times bestseller Anne O'Brien .

Queen of the North

1158, Angleterre et pays de GallesPour échapper au mariage que son cruel demi-frère veut lui imposer, Rosamund est prête à tout, y compris à braver le danger en se réfugiant près de la turbulente frontière galloise, dans un domaine mal situé mais bien à elle. Hélas ! à peine a-t-elle pris les rênes de son château que le farouche Gervais de Fitz Osbern s'en empare, arguant qu'il en est le seigneur légitime depuis toujours. Prise au piège, Rosamund refuse pourtant de céder devant le barbare et décide de saborder son autorité. Un jeu dangereux, de provocation et de séduction, dont elle ignore encore les conséquences... Roman réédité

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