Full name: A Rose for the Crown: A Novel

Author: Anne Easter Smith Year: 2006 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Fiction, Romance Purchase/reserch links: Amazon LibraryThing Goodreads ISBNs: 9780743276870 0743276876

In A Rose for the Crown, we meet one of history's alleged villains through the eyes of a captivating new heroine -- the woman who was the mother of his illegitimate children, a woman who loved him for who he really was, no matter what the cost to herself. As Kate Haute moves from her peasant roots to the luxurious palaces of England, her path is inextricably intertwined with that of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III. Although they could never marry, their young passion grows into a love that sustains them through war, personal tragedy, and the dangerous heights of political triumph. Anne Easter Smith's impeccable research provides the backbone of an engrossing and vibrant debut from a major new historical novelist. Similar books: To the Tower Born by Robin Maxwell The Seventh Son by Reay Tannahill The Girl in the Glass Tower by Elizabeth Fremantle The Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica Eisdorfer Ashenden by Elizabeth Wilhide Duchess by Susan Holloway Scott The Murder in the Tower by Jean Plaidy The Passionate Enemies by Jean Plaidy The Reluctant Queen by Jean Plaidy The Three Crowns by Jean Plaidy The Bastard King by Jean Plaidy The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick Figures in Silk by Vanora Bennett Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith Daughter of York by Anne Easter Smith Queen by Right by Anne Easter Smith From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde