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But now that things are becoming less spooky and more Merry, I am ready to pick up some fun Regency romances again and this one sounds like it’s going to be right up my alley! In het eerste deel van het boek, waarbij Wallis en Ernest zich settelen in de Britse hoofdstad, kabbelt het verhaal door op een rustig tempo. Wallis heeft te kampen met demonen uit haar verleden, een eerder slecht gelopen huwelijk waar geweld schering en inslag was. War, a battle for the throne, and a grand conspiracy will accompany Ariana on her journey to becoming the only duchess in the Kingdom of Sigmund. Ich bin schon lange von diesem Paar fasziniert und habe viele Dokus und auch eine Biografie über sie gelesen.If each is a bit too good to be true, that is a hazard of the first person and is easy to overlook with two such interesting and able characters. I will still give this three stars because the writing was good, and I would like to read more by this author. It is full of sumptuous descriptions of the lavish parties Wallis attends and unforgettable characters like the prince’s self-centered and fabulous former lover, Thelma Morgan.

In the perilous world of kings and queens, one woman matches ambition with loyalty and ruthless intrigue with all-consuming passion in this gripping historical fiction novel. A murder occurred at the brothel and even though one of Angelique's admirers (high up in the government) did his best to hide the location and facts surrounding the murder, he advised Angelique to close up for a while and leave the country. For the first half of the book Wallis is simply moping around London, complaining about her husband, reading gossipy magazines, having problems with the lady that is cooking for her, being terribly bored and desperately trying to find a way into the higher society.Cora's own mother, a woman of monstrous social ambition, is determined to marry her daughter off to a titled Englishman at the earliest opportunity – despite the fact that Cora's own desires lie with her childhood friend, Teddy Van Der Leyden.

I've read a few biographical books about Edward and Mrs Simpson lately so it was nice to read one of fiction about them for a change. What I found inside though was an extremely slow pace story where Prince of Whales does not appear till around page 200. You didn't even know that that woman invaded your wife's room while she's in pain for having that tea the woman gave her, she screams yet no one hear her? During Thelma’s absence, Wallis and David fall in love which eventually leads to David abdication from the throne to marry the woman he loves. In the beginning Wallis is striving to have more, to be included in the elusive world of the rich and royal.She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Expect a Miracle, a book of her favorite quotations for inspiration and comfort; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children’s books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood. Things getting complicated after Zayn collapsed, making Ariana have to make another big decision in her life. With her family ruined by war, penniless thirteen-year-old Sarah Jennings is overjoyed to be chosen as a maid of honor at the bawdy Restoration court of Charles II.

The evidence includes handwritten notes from Elizabethan antiquary John Stow indicating that the poem was written at John of Gaunt's request. I’m not entirely sure I found it plausible after the single-minded scheming to be noticed by anyone she considered noteworthy, but who knows? We peek behind the Windsors’ swagged silk curtains–the insider details are a total delight–but the story’s beating heart belongs to the devoted royal governess, Crawfie. Maar de auteur zou nog een vierde kunnen schrijven over Meghan Markle, haar verhaal is gelijkaardig aan dat van Wallis Simpson.

He owned a historic castle, he looked manly in a kilt, and he was as much a titled Scotsman as Bonnie Prince Charlie himself.