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Richard the Lionheart spent Christmas of 1192 imprisoned as he returned from Crusade. Little is known of his experience during his 14 months of imprisonment. Only after the ransom asked for Richard was paid he was released.
There was time for Richard to father an illegitimate child on a servant girl should one have been sent to wait on him. What if that girl was Leopold’s disgraced, disowned daughter?
Marie of Austria: Marie is betrothed to a man she has never met to cement a treaty she cares nothing about. She has gotten with child to escape her arranged marriage.
Richard the Lionheart: Richard cast down Leopold’s banner over Acre while on Crusade and likely instigated the assassination of Leopold’s cousin. Since he refuses to apologize for either slight, imprisoned he will remain.
What better way to the Lion’s heart than for Marie to seduce him and then claim her child is the illegitimate heir to the English throne?
Genre: Historical Romance
There was time for Richard to father an illegitimate child on a servant girl should one have been sent to wait on him. What if that girl was Leopold’s disgraced, disowned daughter?
Marie of Austria: Marie is betrothed to a man she has never met to cement a treaty she cares nothing about. She has gotten with child to escape her arranged marriage.
Richard the Lionheart: Richard cast down Leopold’s banner over Acre while on Crusade and likely instigated the assassination of Leopold’s cousin. Since he refuses to apologize for either slight, imprisoned he will remain.
What better way to the Lion’s heart than for Marie to seduce him and then claim her child is the illegitimate heir to the English throne?
Genre: Historical Romance
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