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With a foreword by
Roxane Murph, M.A.
End Table Books
ISBN:0-9751264-0-7
LCCN: 2003113317
340 pages
$16.95
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      a tumultuous era marked by peril and intrigue, reversals of fortune and violent death, the passions of a few rule the destiny of England and change the course of history . . .


Set in Malory’s England during the Wars of the Roses, this stirring tale of passion and romance tells the true love story of the two star-crossed lovers, Richard of Gloucester and Lady Anne Neville, before they become King and Queen of England.

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Sandra’s Acknowledgments · 

Civil War Letter

My Dear Readers,

I wish to correct an omission in my Author's Note. John Neville's letter of farewell to his wife written on the eve of battle draws heavily from an actual letter written on July 14th, 1861 during the American Civil War by Major Sullivan Ballou to his wife, Sarah. Major Ballou was killed at the first battle of Bull Run.

At the risk of pulling the reader out of the fifteenth century, I decided to draw from the letter because it seemed fitting to me that these two honorable men, both soldiers, both deeply in love with their wives, both facing death in a civil war, should somehow be united on that page of my book. Four hundred years separate John Neville and Major Ballou, but history repeats itself, and never more poignantly than here. My intent, for those who recognize the famous letter, was to underscore this tragic point.

In the next edition of the book, my Note will be amended to include a citation of Major Ballou's contribution. Heroes never die as long as they are remembered. For this reason in particular, I deeply regret the error of omission in my Author's Note.

Those who wish to read Major Ballou's letter and learn more about him may go to this link:  Civil War Letter on PBS website


Shakespeare’s Influence

Readers,  please note:

I wish to acknowledge the influence of William Shakespeare's famous Romeo and Juliet scene on my Prologue, which highlights the amazing similarities between the two love stories.