Seduction at the Christmas Court

Seduction at the Christmas Court is one of my earlier Christmas novellas and is part of the Time Enough to Love series, set in the High Middle Ages. This series is the first romance novel I ever wrote and is technically one novel that I published as a series of three novellas. It’s the love story of Lady Alyce de Courcy and Sir Geoffrey Longford, courtiers at the court of Edward III. I like to describe it as Romeo and Juliet during the Bubonic Plague with a happy ending! LOL

But Seduction at the Christmas Court follows on about six months after the end of Time Enough to Love (but before the Epilogue), when Alyce and Geoffrey are summoned to the Christmas Court in London and are met by not only the King and his courtiers, but a former suitor of Alyce’s who’s more than ready to renew his suit to her–despite the fact she’s already married!

BLURB:

Alyse and Geoffrey, Lord and Lady Longford, have journeyed to the glittering Christmas Court of King Edward III in the year 1349 to wait upon the king and take part in some Yuletide merriment. However, when Geoffrey is suddenly called into the king’s service again, Alyse must remain at court, attending the queen and persuading her rebellious sister to accept an unwanted betrothal. When rumors of Geoffrey’s death arise, Alyse fends off an old suitor who wants to renew their friendship. But how long will he take “No” for an answer?

Researching the Christmas Court in 1349 was fascinating–I love the Medieval period and discovering the ways they celebrated Christmas then was both fun and enriching. The sumptuous food, the blood sport of boar hunting, the pomp and circumstance of the courtly dances made me shiver with excitement and almost wish I could have been part of that celebration. If you love tales of medieval romance, you won’t want to miss this Yuletide tale!