The king's concubine by matilda martel, the concubine (film)

Crown Prince Richard has been stuck in a loveless marriage for 12 years và to make matters worse, that marriage has failed to lớn provide him with any heirs. Although he has a legitimate cause khổng lồ seek an annulment, his cruel father will not hear of it. After all, he has younger brothers who can inherit his throne if he remains childless.When his father suddenly dies and Richard is made the new king with absolute power, his first official order is to lớn revive an ancient law that allows the sovereign to take a legal concubine as a second consort if the queen is barren.But the only woman the King wants is his younger brother’s betrothed, the very beautiful, Lady Astrid. Can his love và devotion khổng lồ her ảo diệu for turning her into the King’s Concubine?

Matilda Martel

Matilda loves many things---her husband, dachshunds, cats, the two terrible Chihuahuas who live with her, Paris, New York, a few select friends & family, Nutella, books, lots và lots of books, and writing sweet, steamy romance for nerdy girls-- because that's who I am.If you lượt thích your romances steamy but sweet. Sexy, but on the shorter side. With smart and sassy heroines who fall for soulful Alphas- then you might like my books.I write A LOT of OMYW, cause that's just my bag. But no matter what kind of story it is, my ladies are always adored and my endings are always HEA.Please head to lớn my blog: www.matildamartel.com, to learn what's in the final stages and will be coming out soon!Want a free Ebook? Join my mailing danh mục to get my monthly newsletter at : www.matildamartel.com/mailinglist/

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The King's Concubine - Matilda Martel

The King’s Concubine

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Conclusion

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Chapter One

From the day Prince Richard was born, his entire life had been dictated lớn him. Duty was everything and his own needs and desires meant nothing. His ruthless father, King Geoffrey III, had made his life a living nightmare for as far as he could remember. Every act of brutality and discipline was meant khổng lồ make him stronger. Sending him away from home as a child, far from his loving mother, was meant lớn keep him from being coddled. His military training & service, which had taken up most of his life, had forced him to kill more men and see more horrors than he could ever hope khổng lồ erase from his memory.

When he was 20, his father made him marry Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of one of his allies, a woman he didn’t mix eyes on until the day they married. It was a political alliance và a completely loveless marriage on both sides. Lớn make matters worse, after 12 years of marriage, they remained childless & he still did not have his heir. He knew he was perfectly within his rights to ask for an annulment, but his father wouldn’t hear of it. He was told it would insult her father, their ally and he still had younger brothers lớn succeed him if no heir was produced. The prospect of leaving his throne to his brothers instead of a son infuriated Richard, but he hardly expected his father to lớn give a damn about what he wanted. Luckily, shortly before his 33 rd birthday, King Geoffrey died and Richard was set lớn become the new king. Without his father around, his fate would be his to lớn decide.

Chapter Two

Richard had two younger brothers, Prince Alexander and Prince Edward. Alexander, like he, had been coerced into marrying a princess he’d never met from a neighboring country. But fortunately for him, they fell in love và already had two sons & a daughter to show for it. However Edward, whom no one ever expected khổng lồ become king, was allowed to court a non-royal bride of his choosing. Và the woman he chose was the most beautiful woman ever presented at court, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Montcliff, Lady Astrid.

Lady Astrid was renowned for her beautiful blue-green eyes, dark hair và flawless skin. She was the epitome of feminine beauty, slender but with an hourglass

I am by no means a history buff but I vày love my historical fiction và when I read the blurb for The King’s Concubine I had lớn dive straight in. This character is really interesting, and firstly because she is loosely based on real life mistress to lớn King Edward III of England, Alice Perrers.

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There is little known fact about Alice which is why I say the story is loosely based. Alice was indeed one of Queen Phillipa’s ladies in waiting and when the Queen died her scandalous affair with the King was revealed. The author, Anne O’Brien has filled in the missing pieces và made Alice into an unlikely heroine – rather than an opportunistic seductress.

In The King’s Concubine, Alice Perrers is born a nobody but is motivated khổng lồ create a new destiny. She craves something greater for herself và nothing is ever enough especially when it comes lớn her collection of properties. As the story unfolds, Alice finds herself thrust into a life of royalty and catches the eye of the king which raises more than a few eyebrows.

Alice is a strong, smart, determined character & I think that is what makes this book so gripping. She is unusual, she has a hard exterior & although she does have a softer side she rarely lets her guard down. By all accounts in the book she is very plain, even ugly – which is contradicted by the cover…so I can only assume she had a different kind of beauty for that era (the King fell in love with her after all so she must have had something!)

Her story is fascinating as she finds herself in a world of men with power games based on greed being played. & when her enemies eventually get their chance for revenge will Alice Perrers be left with nothing? In those days it would be a rarity for a woman not born into royalty lớn become one of the most powerful women in England, least of all for the fact she was a mistress.

If you are expecting a period romance with handsome men sweeping young women off their feet (not that there is anything wrong with that), this isn’t it. The King’s Concubine is so much more & I think the author perfected the story and her extensive research from the times shines through.

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When I finished The King’s Concubine I was searching for more information on Mistress Perrers and was relieved lớn find very few facts – this means I can continue lớn picture her the way Anne O’Brien depicts her.

22/06/2023

The King'S Concubine By Matilda Martel, The Concubine (Film)