Set in 1590, this is the story of Moll Thatcher, who was married by her unloving father to
an abusive Threadneedle Street tailor, who dies in a fire when they burned the town due to the plague. Now a widow, Moll adopts six street children and flees to Haddon Hall where she hopes to find food.
Highland warrior Alexander Taran Mackenzie is biding his time waiting to see Queen Elizabeth who has his clan’s silver. Meanwhile, he is avoiding two women whose fathers want him to pick one as his bride. He knows he must marry for the sake of his clan but he wants neither of them.
When he meets Moll, she is surreptitiously strapping a pillow under her gown to make it look like she is with child. As he watches, she herds several small children to the castle gates to beg food. Taran intervenes to gain her access and decides to become her protector, telling everyone she is his lover and the street children are his own.
As always Caine delivers great writing with good descriptions and enough history (Queen Elizabeth makes an appearance) to give her story a feel of authenticity. Taran and Moll are worthy characters and this is a thoroughly enjoyable tale.
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