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Her name is Lady Isabella Ashley, but she is called the "Rose of Rapture," for her silvery-blond beauty is as pristine as the white rose of York, and she is no stranger to rapture. She has learned early on its exquisite pleasure and pain. An orphan and valuable ward of the Crown, heiress to lands and fortune, she has been protected since childhood by the Duke of Gloucester, who would eventually be called King Richard III by all Englishmen --- and murderer by some. But Isabella will discover that those who accept the King's kindness must also share his battles, although the blood might run as red as the rose that is the emblem of his enemies, the Lancastrians. To secure an alliance, it is one of these last who is chosen as a husband for Isabella --- although she wants him not. He is Lord Warrick Tremayne, Earl of Hawkhurst, and in the end, for her love, he schemes and struggles as fervently as he fights to destroy Richard III and put the upstart Henry Tudor on the throne of England!
"Rebecca Brandewyne has proven to us that she can place her characters in any period of history and come up with a dynamite story. In Rose of Rapture, she sets her story in 15th century England....This is a SIZZLING love story....All the characters are sensational!...I most assuredly have become a fan, Rebecca!" ---Affaire de Coeur on Rose of Rapture
"Strong character development enhances the story and makes it so that at times, you will be moved to tears, and at others, to joy." ---Apacheland Book Roundup on Rose of Rapture
"Gold 5 Stars! The rich tapestry of history chosen by Rebecca to weave her love story in gives her the opportunity to draw on all the subtle nuances at her command, to bring all the richness and underlying treacheries of the times leaping off the pages, and in doing so, leaves you wanting more." ---Barbra Critiques on Rose of Rapture
"Rebecca Brandewyne is a gifted writer and a great historian. Set in the time of Edward IV and Richard III, Brandewyne writes a convincing and passionate story of a deep and endless love between a young, orphaned Yorkist girl and an embittered half-Welsh Lord. Brandewyne brings the characters to life in her haunting, lyrical prose. If you enjoy a beautiful romance, you must read Rose of Rapture!" ---A Reader from New York on Rose of Rapture
"I read this book over ten years ago. I could not put it down. I read the book in one day. My mistake was lending it out. I never got it back. I found the book enchanting, educational (War Of The Roses). It is a treasure. The impact must have been profound. I read it the first time in paperback, and now, I am ordering it in a hard copy to re-read in the future." ---A Reader from Illinois on Rose of Rapture