Reviewed by Francine
It's 1643 and Civil War is raging across England. Whilst officers and men from
both sides of the divide are dispatched to defend or besiege rival strongholds,
Luke Collier has the unenviable task of defending the Parliamentarian household
at Kinton Lacey Castle. Little does Luke know, Deliverance Felton, eldest
daughter in residence, is a force to be reckoned with. That is, until she proves
her marksmanship is as good as any soldier. Albeit she mistook Luke for the
enemy, she's reluctant to apologise or relinquish command in the first instance,
and less so with ongoing vie for superiority. Nonetheless, Luke's greater
experience of warfare and a little cunning soon has Deliverance keening a
risk-laden adventure she may live to regret. To spy on enemy forces from a safe
distance is one thing, to venture behind enemy lines is tempting fate and
Deliverance will never admit she may indeed be the weaker sex.
Worse is to come, when a neighbouring fortified house falls foul to the wrath of a Royalist campaign to purge the area of supporters to the Parliamentarian cause. With full scale slaughter left in their wake, of the few who survive, Deliverance affords the beleaguered escapees shelter and sustenance. But while the opposing forces are massed at the gates of Kinton Lacey, betrayal surfaces and threatens all that Deliverance holds dear to her heart. Love it seems has betrayed them all, and how are they to uncover the spy and deadly force within their midst before it's too late? Claiming the Rebel's Heart is a fine novel depicting the era portrayed, and draws on the awful truth that families were oft torn apart with brother pitted against brother in the name of Parliament or King.
Worse is to come, when a neighbouring fortified house falls foul to the wrath of a Royalist campaign to purge the area of supporters to the Parliamentarian cause. With full scale slaughter left in their wake, of the few who survive, Deliverance affords the beleaguered escapees shelter and sustenance. But while the opposing forces are massed at the gates of Kinton Lacey, betrayal surfaces and threatens all that Deliverance holds dear to her heart. Love it seems has betrayed them all, and how are they to uncover the spy and deadly force within their midst before it's too late? Claiming the Rebel's Heart is a fine novel depicting the era portrayed, and draws on the awful truth that families were oft torn apart with brother pitted against brother in the name of Parliament or King.
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