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<p>Jane Winstead is only sixteen when King Edward and Lord Hastings begin vying for her affections.</p> <p>After Hastings attempts to steal her away in the dead of night, Jane's father decides to marry her off as soon as possible to Matthew Shore, a wealthy goldsmith.</p> <p>But Goldsmith is a jealous man, and forbids Jane from leaving the house except to see her relatives.</p> <p>Jane's mother is not content with a mere goldsmith, and Matthew's cousin Cecily is jealous of Jane.</p> <p>Between the two of them they hatch a scheme to put Jane back in the clutches of the King.</p> <p>All around them the War of the Roses is beginning to show its thorns and Matthew Shore is on the wrong side of it.</p> <p>Even if he survives it, he might never be able to go home.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Cecily is hatching another scheme, using the traitor Owen Lewellyn as a pawn.</p> <p>But Owen's sister, Nesta, might prove harder to win over than he suspects.</p> <p>Based on the real-life mistress of Edward the fourth, Jane Shore is a gripping read from start to finish.</p> <p>Read the story of Jane Shore as it's never been told before and step back into history.</p> <p>Mary Bennett (1813-1899) also edited The Boys and Girls Companion with her husband. After his death Bennett died in poverty.</p>