A Brave Noblewoman Loses All In 1099, Lady Margaret is betrothed to the heir of a great Norman estate and will become a countess. Before she weds, her beloved mother dies. After the funeral, Margaret is betrayed by her father, Lord Charles, who falsely proclaims she traded her honor for pleasures with a lowly Saxon. He declares Margaret his slave and seeks to make her life a misery. Meanwhile, power struggles rack medieval England. King William II dies under suspicious circumstances. His brother Henry I wins the crown but struggles to keep his throne from the factions plotting to take it. The conquered Saxons watch the Normans fight among themselves. In a world where women are property, Margaret believes nothing can save her from her miserable life. She is wrong. Soon the king will demand her service. Meet the king, the queen, and the woman who can save them. This novella contains beatings, murders, and the death of an infant, which may be triggers for some readers. This book introduces Lady Margaret’s Lady Margaret’s Escape (Book One) Lady Margaret’s Challenge (Book Two) Lady Margaret’s Future (Book Three) This series utilizes Old English to better capture the voice of the times. Each book contains a glossary of words and terms you might not recognize.

A Desperate Midwife Bargains with a King. After suffering the loss of her first pregnancy, a son and heir to the English throne, Queen Matilda is once again with child. Overjoyed but cautious of another loss, King Henry seeks a skilled midwife to assist his wife throughout her pregnancy and labor. His search leads him to Margaret. Margaret, once a woman of rank and leisure, has been betrayed by her father and made a common slave. The king’s dire need for a midwife provides her with an enticing opportunity to escape a life of servitude and return to her previous station, but first she must prove her worth and make a bargain with the devil. King Henry is reluctant to haggle with the midwife, but when Margaret reveals her suspicions of foul play being the cause of the queen’s previous loss, his mind is made up. Not only will Margaret attend the queen, her fate with be tied to the queen's – and that of their unborn babe. Deliver a healthy heir and King Henry will reward Margaret with the return of her rank, social status and wealth. Fail, and her life will be forfeit. The two women are sent to a secret forest retreat to wait out Queen Matilda’s confinement away from the conspiracies and dangers of court life. Meanwhile, Henry’s brother Robert invades England to seize Henry’s crown and Margaret begins to fear she has allied herself with the wrong ruler. Will Margaret earn her freedom…or a severed head? This novel includes the death of an infant which may be a trigger for some readers. This series utilizes Old English to better capture the voice of the times. Each book contains a glossary of words and terms you might not recognize.

A Stranger Changes Margaret's Future King Henry I is determined to blend his Norman and Saxon subjects into one people—the English—and he is willing to do so by force. When summoned to Court, Lady Margaret expects to marry a Norman lord of equal or higher rank. However, Henry’s queen has her own machinations in store for Margaret. Unable to refuse the queen, Lady Margaret marries the recently elevated Saxon squire, Alfred. But Alfred’s ascension from squire to lord creates enemies on all sides. With rival plots to take his lands, his title, his life, and now this stranger to whom he is married, Alfred must battle to keep all he has fought to obtain. Will Margaret and Alfred have any peace to come together as a couple? Their story is the emotional, action-packed conclusion to Henry’s Spare Queen Trilogy. Note: This novel contains a scene where Alfred must consummate the marriage during dire circumstances, which may be a trigger for some readers.