Rebel Bride (Lust in the Tudor Court Book #2) by Elizabeth Moss is an intoxicating and intense historical romance set in Tudor court where men can have anything they want and women must fight to be heard.
Once again we are transported into a world full of steamy passion, adventure and turmoil. While this book is the second in a series have no fear dear readers, this book can be enjoyed as a stand alone. However, once you are finished you will want to download Wolf Bride. Trust me 😉
Strong willed Susannah Tyrell has no desire to wed or be controlled by any man, ever. That is until she sets her sights on Hugh Beaufort and then considers the possibility for a fleeting second. Yet, when a kiss and misunderstanding find them in a most precarious situation, can Susannah find a change of heart?
Unable to deal with her family demands any longer she makes an impulsive decision. Susannah is intent to push the rules, convinced she’ll find happiness and satisfaction living the single life.
Someone is intent on coming between Susannah and Hugh, family plans are set and two hearts are caught up in a twist of emotions despite the obstacles. Can Hugh convince her that marriage isn’t so awful?
Download this e-book today and find out just how fabulous Elizabeth Moss’s Tudor Court series is. Life is full of lust when you reside at court and remember you never know who’s watching.
Proceed with caution, this three pepper spicy latte must read is 
pretty hot and may offend. For mature readers 18+.
While I received this ARC from the publisher for a fair and honest review I would certainly purchase this for myself or as a gift. I just wish I didn’t have to wait until next summer for Rose Bride to be released. I’m not sure I can wait that long ;).
*****Historical Road Trip with Elizabeth Moss*****
In Rebel Bride, Hugh and Susannah travel the dangerous roads of Tudor England together, forced into each other’s company by circumstances. Beautiful and feisty, Susannah has run away from her cruel father in Yorkshire. Finding her in the wild forest, Hugh is determined to escort his willful charge safely to the king’s court.
Fictional journeys like this often work as metaphors for a character’s inward journey towards emotional or spiritual development. For Susannah, this journey to London is about resistance and attraction; for Hugh, it’s a struggle between physical desire and his moral duty to protect this young woman – even from himself!
Travel in Tudor England was not easy, even for a courtier like Hugh Beaufort. Beyond London, major roads were little better than muddy tracks, with robbers and bandits lying in wait for the unwary traveler. Within towns, local citizens were charged with the upkeep of roads; in reality, this meant Tudor streets were dark, narrow and uneven, pitted with potholes, and strewn with rubbish and human ordure. The wealthy travelled by horse or curtained litter, a good horse covering up to 30 miles per day. There were no carriages yet, and carts would have been deeply uncomfortable for passengers, lacking any form of suspension as they jolted and bumped over every pothole.
Road trips around England could take a week to ten days to complete, and wealthy travelers like Hugh and Susannah usually preferred not to hurry. Every night would be spent at a wayside inn, as journeying after dark was impractical without lights. If you could find a place to stay that looked clean and was free of plague, you were lucky. Popular inns might be crowded with travelers, and being forced to share a bed with a stranger was not unheard-of. Though on their journey, Hugh has to be careful – in public at least – to keep his distance from an unmarried lady like Susannah.
Fare would have been simple too. Inn keepers or famers along the way might provide travelers with the equivalent of a packed lunch for the journey. Our hero and heroine probably dined on bread and cheese, smoked bacon, honey cakes, and a stoppered flask of beer, consumed at the roadside. As a courtier, Hugh might have insisted on wine and perhaps sweetmeats for his lady companion. Besides onions for flavor, even wealthy Tudors rarely consumed vegetables, though seasonal fruits were popular and often elaborately prepared.
Hugh and Susannah’s Tudor tips for your own road trip:
Never argue with thy love in front of thy companions on the road, for fear of shaming one another.
Journey not for many hours without ceasing, but take thy ease from time to time, for fear of some mishap.
Avoid excess of wine and music late at night when the body is weak and the desire strong.
Consume not strong onions with thy cheese. Or, if thou must, keep a sprig or two of parsley close at hand and so avoid the reek of foul breath.
Let neither wine nor ale confuse thee on horseback, but keep thy good wits sharp, remembering that robbers and uneven roads ever assail the unwary traveler.
Carry a saint’s bone or other holy relic in thy purse, and thou shalt end thy journey safely and in good spirits.
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Born into a literary family, Elizabeth Moss lives with her husband and five children in South-West England, and is a keen countryside walker. She writes fun and sexy historical romances. She also writes award-winning fiction as Victoria Lamb. For more information, please visit her website: https://www.elizabethmossfiction.com.
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Everybody is always fighting for the Crown and that amuses me
It’s the mad, bloody scrabble for the crown that fascinates.