Cassandry
is a widow and Gerolt, her guardian growing up, comes to visit her and suggests
for her to marry again. She turns down the idea instantly claiming she's to
old. He suggests an arranged marriage between his son Rauffe and her 15 year
old daughter Egelina (Gelli). Cassandry couldn't have trusted anybody better
than Gerolt with the safekeeping of her daughter.
She
brings Gelli to the engagement ceremony and plans to only stay long enough to
make sure her daughter is settled in. Gelli is at a difficult age and refuses
to marry Rauffe because she wants to join the nunnery. She only wants to be a
nun to learn to read and write and Cassandry refuses to let her learn because
it only causes problems.
Someone
is sending gifts to Gelli. Cassandry thinks one of Gerolt's knights might be
courting her since Rauffe is very sickly and may not even make it to their
wedding day. Gerolt needs an heir to take over his lands and if Rauffe doesn't
marry soon and produce an heir he'll need to marry himself. Gerolt knows
Cassandry doesn't want to marry, plus, if their children marry it's forbidden
but Gerolt can't lose Cassandry again. After she married one of his knights, he
missed her friendship. But she's keeping something from him and he can't
understand why.
Joyce
weaves a beautiful story set in 13 century England with knights and ladies. The
characters are wonderful and flawed, making them all the more real. It's a
beautiful romance with a little mystery
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This is me after I finished reading Courting Cassandry.
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