It is the mid-1600s and Elizabeth OSuilleabhain feels isolated after the mysterious death of her father, an Irish-born knight who resided in Spain under the protectorate of the kings for nearly sixty years. Driven to fulfill her fathers duty to free Ireland from English rule and claim her title and inheritance from her elderly grandmother, Elizabeth dons a commoner disguise and escapes atop her Arabian stallion. Convinced the king has banished her after a palace servant is poisoned, Elizabeth flees across Spain, chased by those determined to use her as a pawn to control the land and possessions that connect her to hundreds of years of ancestral rule in her familys lost homeland. After confronting many obstacles, she heads for Ireland aboard a ship to meet her grandmother, unaware of two secret advocates who follow her at a distance: a Spanish knight and an Irish nobleman whose family has an ancient link with the OSuilleabhain clan. Unknown to each other, these two allies advance separately, seemingly drawn by mysterious sources as Elizabeth endures one tumultuous event after another. In this compelling tale based on seventeenth century events, a young woman is plunged into the darkest period of her life after she becomes the prey in an international triangle between two kingdoms.
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Plunged into the darkest period of her young life, Elizabeth O?Suilleabhain of Spain finds herself the prey in an international triangle between two kingdoms in this fictional dramatization of historical events that occurred in the mid-1600s. Elizabeth realizes she is isolated and abandoned after the mysterious death of her father, an Irish-born knight who, for almost sixty years, lived in Spain under the protectorate of Kings Felipe III and IV. Elizabeth believes her responsibility is to Ireland and is driven to fulfill the dead knight's duty to free Ireland from English rule. Elizabeth's title and inheritance are now precariously held by her one-hundred-year-old grandmother, Johanna O?Sullivan, who is living at Seafield Manor, Ireland. Exposed and unprotected, Elizabeth must adapt. She disguises herself as a commoner, wearing a long black cloak, and begins her escape atop her Arabian stallion, Aziz. Danger from the elements as well as villains, hooligans, and hired English spies challenges Elizabeth, and each encounter furthers her resolve. During her escape, Elizabeth is convinced the king has banished her from Spain after the poisoning of a palace servant. She sharpens her survival skills as she is forced to flee on a journey across Spain, chased by those who would use her as a pawn to control her land and possessions that represent her link to more than four hundred years of ancestral rule in her family's lost homeland. At every turn, obstacles confront Elizabeth. Rationally, she seeks out an escape route while negotiating the foot-hardened path of the Pilgrim's Trail. Then, traveling south through Spain with Aziz, she boards a ship moored on the Mediterranean Sea. The ship's sails are set for the misty isles where her grandmother awaits her return. Focused on her conflict-driven odyssey, she is unaware of two secret advocates who follow her at a distance: a Spanish Knight of Santiago and Patrick McGillicuddy, an Irish nobleman whose family has an ancient link with the O?Sullivan clan. Unknown to each other, these two allies advance separately, traversing land and oceans in pursuit of Elizabeth, suggesting to the reader that a spiritual link guides them, as they are seemingly drawn by mysterious sources to follow her as she endures one tumultuous event after another. Each ally, in his own way, demonstrates an ancient belief that in a previous life, each worshipped Elizabeth as his goddess queen.
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Ester Ried's life is filled with the tasks of running her family's boardinghouse, until an unexpected invitation and a tragic accident force her to confront her spiritual emptiness and its effect on her family, particularly her younger sister.
Cora is simply too busy to get to know the girls in her Sunday school class or to spend much time preparing lessons. A colleague invites her to a teachers meeting hoping to spark her enthusiasm for teaching, but what begins innocently gets complicated when her fiance becomes jealous.
It's all wrapped and ready for you to open, this beautiful collection of three novels by the famed Grace Livingston Hill and one extra surprise from Grace's aunt, the inspiring novelist Isabella Alden. It's the gift you've always wanted - stories of strength and wisdom that will encourage you and enhance your own life today. There's the hope-filled Because of Stephen, the blessed solitude found at Lone Point, the spontaneity celebrated in The Story of a Whim, and the inner strength born in An Interrupted Night. You'll find comfort for your soul as deep and warm as your favorite throw and as soft and soothing as a cup of tea.
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