Recent Reads {The Lion Triumphant}

The Lion Triumphant by Philippa Carr - This is the second in Carr's Daughters of England series, and if I thought The Miracle at St Bruno's was far-fetched, this is over the top! This story focuses on Damask's daughter Catherine and her adventures.  The story opens with some background and almost immediately Cat meets Captain Jake Pennlyon, and is repelled yet fascinated by him.  He is crude and aggressive and makes it clear that he intends to have her as his own.  Cat takes great delight in trying to outwit Jake and his advances.  Her adventures become outlandish when she and two other women from her household are kidnapped by a Spaniard intent on having revenge.  They wind up living for quite some time with their Spanish captors and to a great extent are resigned to their new life, since there doesn't seem to be a way of escape.  Then Jake appears on the scene again and rescues them, while setting up even more danger and adventure.  Back in England, and married to Jake, things don't settle down easily because there is always a threat to the country from Spain, religious intolerance, and in Cat's own home she fears that someone is trying to destroy her.

By the same author: The Miracle at St Bruno's