It is 1688 and in London, Helena Woulfe has put the horrors of the Monmouth Rebellion behind her and looks to her future life as the wife of Guy Palmer. Helena has what she always wanted, respectability and security, although her brothers remain a constant worry - Aaron is in Holland with the Prince of Orange, and surely what he plans is treason? While Henry carries his own sorrow, pining for another man's wife.

Prince William arrives in England to re-establish the Anglican Church, and when riots break out in London, Helena is forced to flee from her home again.
Guy Palmer grows more prosperous and their marriage is happy, until Helena's discovery of her husband's weakness drives her into an unwise liaison and she learns there is a price to pay for recklessness and keeping secrets.

While Helena strives to keep what she holds dear, Henry seeks his own happiness and Aaron's ambition is to retain the family estate? Can they attain what they desire and above all, will the Woulfe siblings ever learn the fate of their missing Father?

Her life is further torn apart when soldiers ransack her home and the family estate is confiscated by the crown. Helena and her younger brother Henry, seek refuge with a kind family who take them in, but King James wants revenge on those who opposed him and danger is never far away.

Feeling bereft and abandoned, they go to London . Helena hopes the city will overlook their past and she can make a new life for herself, and perhaps find love. Only, there are others lurking, willing to do harm to a traitor's daughter.

Before she can find happiness with Guy, the man who offers her the security and respectability she seeks, she learns her family's allegiances can snatch away her safety at any time.

REVIEW

Damp eyed and a much wiser about English history, I have just completed Duking Days Revolution by new author, Anita Davison. It was my first jaunt into a historical of this period, and I cannot tell you how much I love her writing. The descriptions catapulted me back in time where I found myself ensconced in period clothing, rich surroundings and a myriad of emotions. For the first time, history was no longer boring for me and I couldn't stop turning pages. Warning; you'll fall in love with each character and at the end you might even have an accent.

Reviewed by: Ginger Simpson
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