The author of The Darling Strumpet returns to seventeenth-century England. Oliver Cromwell has crushed the hopes for the return of the monarchy at the Battle of Worcester, sending Charles II running for his life—and into the arms of a woman who will risk everything for king and country, including her heart…
Jane Lane is of marrying age, but she longs for adventure. She has pushed every potential suitor away—even those who could provide everything for her. Then one day, adventure makes its way to her doorstep, and with it, mortal danger…
Royalists fighting to restore the crown to King Charles II implore Jane and her family for help. They have been hiding the king, but Cromwell’s army is on his scent. Jane must transport him to safety, disguised as her manservant. As she places herself in harm’s way, with peril awaiting at every turn, she finds herself falling in love with the gallant young Charles. And despite his reputation as a breaker of hearts, Jane surrenders to a passion that will change her life forever.
“Gillian Bagwell did an exceptional job at writing Jane and Charles’ on the run romance. Charles not only seduces Jane, but the readers as well.… The September Queen is a love story that will stay with you long after you finish the novel.”
Fresh Fiction
“An extraordinarily engrossing read! … it had everything that I look for in a novel – drama, romance, danger and adventure. I devoured it in two sittings.”
Passages to the Past