By His Majesty's Grace / Jennifer Blake / 509 pages / R. T. Reviewer's Choice Award

Isabel Milton has avoided marriage due to her creation of the curse of The Three Graces which states that death or disaster must overcome any man who attempts  a loveless union with any one of the 3 Graces of Graydon - Isabel and her two sisters.  The king, however, has decreed that Isabel will marry Randall Braesford who is the illegal son of a serving maid and the master of Braesford.  He was raised with the master's son and given the estates as reward for loyalty to the new king.  Upon Isabel's arrival at Braesford, Rand is summoned to the king to answer charges of murder and kidnapping.  The wedding occurs at the king's command, Rand is placed in The Tower, and Isabel appeals to the Queen Mother for assistance in clearing Rand's name.  This is a well-researched work of romantic fiction.  The reader is presented with many terms originating in the Middle Ages.