The Scandalous Duchess

THE TEN BEST PLACES TO READ THE

SCANDALOUS DUCHESS

1. A summer garden with a little shade, a comfortable chair and a cup of tea. Guaranteed to concentrate the mind and allow the reader to wallow in the romance.

2. On the underground in the rush hour. (An e-reader is excellent for this!) Remove yourself from the crush and immerse yourself in a day’s hunting with Katherine and the Duke or an edgy scene at Constanza’s court.

3. On a seat in a shopping mall. Lose yourself in the ‘must have’ gear for a fourteenth century woman. A perfect antidote to the demands of retail therapy.

4. In the lovely gardens at Kenilworth Castle with a view of the buildings commissioned by Duke John. What better place to tread in their footsteps? The Great Hall was frequently used for dancing. I dare you…!

5. On a Thames water taxi between Westminster and Blackfriars to admire the impressive bulk of The Savoy Hotel, imagining that it is the Duke of Lancaster’s Savoy Palace, with Katherine and her children watching the river traffic from the walls.

6. In the dentist’s waiting room. The turbulence of this love affair will take your mind off the agonies to come.

7. At any literary festival. Enjoy the restoration of Katherine to wedded respectability with her lover as you spread the good word for historical fiction.

8 In a long queue that never seems to move. You won’t care, if you are caught up in the repercussions of the Duke’s quitclaim and Katherine’s slighted fury.

9. At Pontefract Castle. How the ruined walls must shiver with all that pent-up emotion of Katherine’s rejection!

10. Tucked up for the winter with a fire and music and mulled wine to hand. Choose something medieval to set the scene and step back into the ducal court.

Absolutely anywhere, in fact…