{"product_id":"the-lion-and-the-leopard-book-1-9781644570173","title":"The Lion and the Leopard: Book 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eLove, Duty and Loyalty Collide in a Dramatic Fashion to Determine King Edward II's Future in the Medieval Historical Romance, \u003ci\u003eThe Lion and the Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e, by Mary Ellen Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Medieval England in the reign of Edward II, from 1307-1327--\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria Rendell wants to be a dutiful wife to husband Phillip, but can't deny her attraction to their liege lord, Richard of Sussex. Loving Philip should be easy. She has married the knight of whom minstrels sing; the knight who saved Richard's life. But when Phillip abandons Maria to indulge his wanderlust, she turns to Richard, sparking a scandelous, passionate affair amidst the crumbling kingdom of Edward II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Edward II's barons are rebelling, executing his favorites, while across the channel in France, Isabella, Edward II's wife--the She-Wolf of France-plans to invade England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen King Edward is captured as Richard and Maria prepare to flee to safety, and Phillip returns to discover Maria's betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day of reckoning is now at hand--not only for Maria, Richard, and Phillip, but for that most unfortunate of Plantagenet kings, Edward II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Publisher: \u003c\/b\u003e Readers with a passion for history will appreciate the author's penchant for detail and accuracy. In keeping with being authentic to the era, this story contains scenes of brutality which are true to the time and man's inhumanity. There are a limited number of sexual scenes and NO use of modern vulgarity. Fans of \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Chadwick, Bernard Cornwell\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePhilippa Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e as well as \u003cb\u003eTamara Leigh\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSuzan Tisdale\u003c\/b\u003e will not want to miss this series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Author Mary Ellen Johnson strides through history with the reader in the front seat.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e Karen Lausa\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\". . . it challenged my intellect as well as my heart.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e Margaret Watkins, eBook Discovery Reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND, \u003c\/b\u003e in series order\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lion and the Leopard\u003cbr\u003eA Knight There Was\u003cbr\u003eWithin A Forest Dark\u003cbr\u003eA Child Upon The Throne\u003cbr\u003eLords Among the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Epublishing Works!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644570173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Mary Ellen Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664503533724,"sku":"9781644570173","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5998701d-4cfe-485f-a8c8-b75d8fc999b6.jpg?v=1603906848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lion-and-the-leopard-book-1-9781644570173","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}