By Love's Command — Helen Carras

From a remote castle in the Scottish highlands to the wine-drenched splendor of the French court to the intrigue-filled palaces of Elizabethan England, bestselling author Helen Carras spins a tale of dangerous irresistible love...

Lady Jean Hamilton leaves Scotland and journeys to France to attend Queen Mary at court. Here, among the dazzling lords and ladies of Parisian high society, Jean meets English aristocrat Thomas Randolph, whose seductive touch holds peril...

Entrusted with a dangerous mission for Elizabeth I, Thomas knows it is treasonous to desire this headstrong Scottish beauty. Yet he cannot quell the hunger that rages like a fever in his blood. And as a cunning enemy sweeps Jean into a game of treachery and intrigue, Thomas risks honor and life for the woman who has so completely captured his heart...