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1362. Winchester. Seven months ago, accused of bringing plague and death from Winchester, Bea Ward was hounded out of Meonbridge by her former friends and neighbours. Finding food and shelter where she could, she struggled to make her way back to Winchester again.Yet, once she arrived, she wondered why she'd come.For her former lover - the love of her life - Riccardo Marchaunt, had married a year ago. And she no longer had the strength to go back to her old life on the streets. Frail, destitute and homeless, she was reduced to begging. Then, in January, during a tumultuous and destructive storm, she found herself on Riccardo's doorstep. She had no plan, beyond hoping he might help her, or at least provide a final resting place for her poor body.When Bea awakes to find she's lying in Riccardo's bed once more, she's thankful, thrilled, but mystified. But she soon learns that his wife died four months ago, along with their newborn son, and finds too that Riccardo loves her now as much as he ever did, and wants to make her his wife. But can he? And, even if he can, could she ever really be a proper merchant's wife?Riccardo could not have been more relieved to find Bea still alive, when he thought he had lost her forever. She had been close to death, but is now recovering her health. He adores her and wants her to be his wife. But how? His father would forbid such an "unfitting" match, on pain of denying him his inheritance. And what would his fellow merchants think of it? And their haughty wives?Yet, Riccardo is determined that Bea will be his wife. He has to find a solution to his dilemma... With the help of his beloved mother, Emilia, and her close friend, Cecily, he hatches a plan to make it happen.But even the best laid plans sometimes go awry. And the path of love never did run smooth...The Merchant's Dilemma is a companion novel to the main series of MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLES, and continues the story of Bea and Riccardo after the end of the fourth Chronicle, Children's Fate. It is a little more romantic and light-hearted than the other Chronicles but, if you've enjoyed reading about the lives of the characters of Meonbridge, you will almost certainly enjoy reading The Merchant's Dilemma too!

How can mere women resist the misogyny of men?1352. In Meonbridge, a resentful peasant rages against Eleanor Titherige’s efforts to build up her flock of sheep. Susanna Miller’s husband, grown melancholy and ill-tempered, succumbs to idle gossip that his wife’s a scold. Agnes Sawyer’s yearning to be a craftsman is met with scorn. And the village priest, fearful of what he considers women’s “unnatural” ambitions, is determined to keep them firmly in their place.Many men hold fast to the teachings of the Church and fear the havoc the “daughters of Eve” might wreak if they’re allowed to usurp men’s roles and gain control over their own lives.Not all men in Meonbridge resist the women’s desire for change – indeed, they want it for themselves. Yet it takes only one or two misogynists to unleash the hounds of hostility and hatred…“I didn’t so much feel as if I were reading about mediaeval England as actually experiencing it first hand.” Linda’s Book Bag @Lindahill50HillIf you enjoy immersive historical fiction with a strong authentic feel, set in a time of change and challenge, especially for women, you’ll love A Woman’s Lot, the second MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE. Find out for yourself if Meonbridge’s “unnatural” women stand up to their abusers.

How can you uphold a lie when you know it might destroy your family?It is 1356, seven years since the Black Death ravaged Meonbridge, turning society upside down. Margaret, Lady de Bohun, is horrified when her husband lies about their grandson Dickon's entitlement to inherit Meonbridge. She knows that Richard lied for the very best of reasons - to safeguard his family and its future - but lying is a sin. Yet she has no option but to maintain her husband's falsehood...Margaret's companion, Matilda Fletcher, decides that the truth about young Dickon really must be told, if only to Thorkell Boune, the man she's set her heart on winning. But Matilda's "honesty" serves only her own interests, and she's oblivious to the potential for disaster.For Thorkell won't scruple to pursue exactly what he wants, by whatever means are necessary, no matter who or what gets in his way…"A lie told for the best of reasons; the truth told for the worst..."If you enjoy immersive historical fiction, set in turbulent and challenging times, with strong but credible female characters, you'll love De Bohun's Destiny, the third MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE. Discover for yourself if, in Meonbridge, it is Margaret or Matilda, right or might, truth or falsehood, that wins the day..."This isn't a book you simply read, but an extraordinary immersive experience." Being Anne @Williams13Ann