Nicholas Strangefellow is a scoundrel prized by King Henry himself\u2014a court jester. Now sent to the wedding of the Earl of Fordham to entertain, but secretly under orders from the King to bring back a legendary chalice, Nicholas is a man on a mission that could easily be bollixed. Suddenly the chances of bollixing increase merrily when he meets irresistible Julianna, the widowed daughter of the bride-to-be. After a loveless arranged marriage, Julianna plans to join a convent. Yet she finds herself in wickedly provocative conversation with, of all men, the king\u2019s mocking, ribald \u201cwedding present\u201d to the Earl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicholas\u2014the jester, the fool, and a mere commoner, who immediately decides to seduce her while procuring the chalice for King Henry. What follows is a rollicking comedy, an intrigue spiced with villains and danger, but most of all, a tender and sexy romance. Nicholas is hardly the husband a noblewoman should choose, and when he\u2019s faced with a choice between desire and betrayal, or loyalty to King and a comfortable life, he\u2019ll have to confront the shocking truth. That he\u2019s become a fool for love.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":13747,"template":"","format":[59],"meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"book-author":[344],"blockchain":[4],"book-genre":[],"narrator":[],"book-publisher":[342],"series":[],"class_list":["post-13743","book-dea","type-book-dea","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","book-author-anne-stuart","blockchain-cardano","format-ebook","book-publisher-bell-bridge-books"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n