In A Duke by Any Other Name, Alexander is Duke of Inverfyre and heir to castle Airdfinnan. A vine grows there and family tradition insists that the vine blossoms when the laird loses his heart. The vine first appears in Claire’s books in The Beauty, as does Airdfinnan castle. Meet Alexander and Anthea’s forebears in this sweeping medieval romance of a wounded knight, a stolen legacy and the captive bride who dares to believe that wrongs can be made right.
A Duke by Any Other NameThe BeautyCertain she will never wed for love, sworn to let no man possess her for her beauty alone, Jacqueline de Crevy has vowed to become a bride of God. But en route to the convent of Inveresbeinn, her party is ambushed by a knight, who snatches Jacqueline from her saddle and spirits her away with him.
He is
