false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255920969m/517220.jpg 517220 5 1290: Turmoil erupts when the seven-year-old queen of Scotland perishes en route to claim the crown. Two bitter foes -- John Balliol and Robert Bruce -- emerge as possible successors, but England's Edward I has his own designs on Scotland.<P><P>In London, Edward has expelled all Jews from his kingdom. Rachel de Anjou is heartbroken to leave behind her best friend, Isabel de Burke, and travel with her family to the Scottish border town of Berwick. Danger is everywhere, but the tall, dark Highlander Kieran MacDonald presents a risk of a different sort.<P><P>Isabel, appointed as lady-in-waiting to Edward's queen, Eleanor, is soon immersed in a world of privilege and peril where she attracts the notice of two men -- Henry de Boyer, an English knight, and Rory MacGannon, a Highland warrior and outlaw. Isabel and Rachel are soon reunited in Berwick, but as the enmity between Scotland and England reaches its violent peak, each woman must decide where her loyalty -- and her destiny -- lies.<P><P> 2819623 24 7 2007 Rivals for the Crown total:84|5:19|4:30|3:26|2:7|1:2| 84 309 145 25 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 10:48:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:41:22 -0700 2009 http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/07/rival...

Rivals for the Crown, a historical romance fiction story that was captivating.

The characters of Isabel and Rachel were compelling. They both faced times of uncertainty and turmoil.
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If you're looking for a fantastic historical fiction set in Scotland you can't go past this novel. Givens has written the spirit o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 17:12:48 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 17:19:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 09:08:05 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 07:35:37 -0700 2008
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Characters are good --- but his really falls into the category of jun...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 12:10:10 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 12:11:39 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 04:53:20 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 05:00:04 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=517220