Mistaken For A Lady. Carol Townend

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       Duty, Honor, Truth, Valor

      The tenets of the Knights of Champagne will be sorely tested in this exciting Medieval mini-series by

      Carol Townend

      The pounding of hooves, the cold snap of air, a knight’s colors flying high across the roaring crowd—nothing rivals a tourney. The chance to prove his worth is at the beating heart of any knight.

      And tournaments bring other dangers too. Scoundrels, thieves, murderers and worse are all drawn toward a town bursting with deep pockets, flowing wine and wanton women.

      Only these powerful knights stand in their way.

      But what of the women who stand beside them?

      Find out in

      Carol Townend’s

      Knights of Champagne

      Powerful swordsmen for passionate ladies

Author Note

      Arthurian myths and legends have been popular for hundreds of years. Dashing knights worship beautiful ladies, fight for honor—and sometimes lose honor! Some of the earliest versions of these stories were written in the twelfth century by an influential poet called Chrétien de Troyes. Troyes was the walled city in the county of Champagne where Chrétien lived and worked. His patron, Countess Marie of Champagne, was a princess—daughter of King Louis of France and the legendary Eleanor of Aquitaine. Countess Marie’s splendid artistic court in Troyes rivaled Queen Eleanor’s in Poitiers.

      The books in my Knights of Champagne mini-series are not an attempt to rework the Arthurian myths and legends. They are original romances set around the Troyes court and the town of Provins, which is also in Champagne. I wanted to tell the stories of some of the lords and ladies who might have inspired Chrétien—and I was keen to give the ladies a more active role, since Chrétien’s ladies tend to be too passive for today’s reader.

      Apart from brief glimpses of Count Henry and Countess Marie, my characters are all fictional. I have used the layout of the medieval cities to create Troyes and Provins in these books, but the stories are first and foremost fictional.

      Mistaken for a Lady

      Carol Townend

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      CAROL TOWNEND was born in England and went to a convent school in the wilds of Yorkshire. Captivated by the medieval period, Carol read History at London University. She loves to travel, drawing inspiration for her novels from places as diverse as Winchester in England, Istanbul in Turkey and Troyes in France. A writer of both fiction and non-fiction, Carol lives in London with her husband and daughter. Visit her website at caroltownend.co.uk.

      Books by Carol Townend

      Mills & Boon Historical Romance

      Knights of Champagne

      Lady Isobel’s Champion

      Unveiling Lady Clare

      Lord Gawain’s Forbidden Mistress

      Lady Rowena’s Ruin

      Mistaken for a Lady

      Palace Brides

      Bound to the Barbarian

      Chained to the Barbarian

      Betrothed to the Barbarian

      Wessex Weddings

      The Novice Bride

      An Honorable Rogue

      His Captive Lady

      Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord

      Her Banished Lord

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      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

Author Note

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Dedication

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