This romance is cast in the turbulent times of Ferdinand and Isabella in the early years of their reign. As the two young monarchs struggle to curb the nobility, reform the church, and reconcile the minorities, the king and queen are beset with special interests, rampant corruption, and political forces that resist the changes that will soon make Spain the premier power in Europe.
In the context of this changing world, Ricardo DQuintillion and his sister, Maria, struggle to support their monarchs while dealing with the passions and intrigue that beset their lives and threaten to bring ruin down upon them.
Ricardo, newly appointed to lead the Hermandad, a top civil-military post, is given responsibility for maintaining law and order and bringing the lawless aristocracy under control.
Maria is left to run the estate but soon finds herself masquerading to find her brothers estranged fiance. She stumbles onto a secret religious order seeking to establish the Inquisition.
As the siblings struggle to serve, their strong passions create stumbling blocks that impede them from accomplishing their goals.
Sobre el autor
Robert Barclay was raised in a military family. His father’s career took him to countries in Asia and Europe. He graduated from high school in Korea and afterward attended North Georgia College in Dahlonega.
There he met his wife and soul mate of over fifty years. They had two children, Leigh and Chris, who gave them five grandsons.
Commissioned a second lieutenant, he served two years in Vietnam, the first as a Rifle Platoon Leader and was decorated for valor.
Finding an aptitude for military service, he served in the army for twenty-seven years and retired to the family farm in Wisconsin in the early nineties. His hobbies include writing, restoring old cars, and building radio-controlled model airplanes.
He belongs to Writing.com, where he practices his writing skills under the penname of Percy Goodfellow.
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