My Heart My Blood
About
History remembers the victors. Fiction honours the hearts that made it possible.
From Royal court to battlefield honour—and finally, the court of law—his fate hung on a remarkable seven-hour testimony–his own.
In 1534 AD, William, 3rd Baron Dacre, and 7th Baron Greystoke, nobleman and seasoned statesman, stands accused of treason.
He is charged with secret dealings with Scotland.
Lord William will defend himself. No counsel. Just his voice and his faith, alone, against the crown.
Just 7 hours to defend his life.
How did he learn to turn suspicion into acquittal?
What gave his voice the power to sway a court and king?
Who stood by him and who turned away?
A true story of eloquence, resilience and survival in Tudor England’s most perilous hour.
BUT his story and the forging of alliances BEGAN TWO DECADES EARLIER…
William was a young man who learned to love fiercely, defy evil and shape his legacy.
A clean, historically faithful Tudor romance—woven with wit, poignancy, and richly imagined lives. Set in the shadow of the Battle of Flodden, 1513 AD—where Scottish valour met English might in tragic collision— Lady Elizabeth Talbot and William Dacrae, heir to the baronies of Greystoke and Dacrae, find themselves entwined within the vibrantly artistic court of dowager Queen Margaret Tudor. Balancing loss, hope, friendships, loyalty, duty and love with courage, faith and wit.
Sparkling and witty banter, tender moments, and vividly drawn personalities, invite readers into a world where character is forged.
Adventure, laughter, intrigue, and mischief are threaded through the harsher realities of war, fragile peace, and personal sacrifice, as allegiances and the underpinnings of faith, shift across the Anglo‑Scottish borderlands.
Meticulously researched and grounded in history, this fascinating work of historical fiction brings to life the stories of the forebears—plausible yet wholly fictional—set against the turbulent backdrop of Tudor England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
Praise for this book
My Heart My Blood is a mix of fact and fiction, which brings to life the Tudor era in such a spectacular way that it was hard to put down.
This is the first book by this author that I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The author’s writing style reads seamlessly, and her thorough research and documentation of historical names and dates are impressive.