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My home is in the Welsh Marches, although much of my early life was spent in Yorkshire, most recently in the East Riding.Ann O'Brien The Marches is a remote region of England, surrounded by echoes from the past. Hereford is close with its famous Mappa Mundi and chained library.So is Shrewsbury, and also Ludlow with its splendid castle and its connections with our Plantagenet and Tudor kings. With my husband, I live in an eighteenth century timber framed cottage, which itself must have seen much history over two hundred years.

I have always enjoyed the appeal of History.I taught the subject with enthusiasm but it becam...more


Average rating: 3.73 · 1,493 ratings · 284 reviews · 31 distinct works · Similar authors
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
The King's Concubine: A Nov...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions
Queen Defiant: A Novel of E...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions
The Forbidden Queen
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
The Uncrowned Queen
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2012
Chosen for the Marriage Bed
3.14 of 5 stars 3.14 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
The Runaway Heiress (Harleq...
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
Puritan Bride (Harlequin Hi...
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
Conquering Knight, Captive ...
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions
The Enigmatic Rake (The Far...
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings6 editions
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“It is important for a woman to have the duplicity to make good use of whatever gifts she might have, however valueless they might seem... You have to have the inner strength to pursue your goal, and not care how many enemies you make along the road. It is not easy.”
Anne O'Brien, The King's Concubine: A Novel of Alice Perrers

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