The Wicked Lady

<h2><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>A spellbinding and heartbreaking timeslip novel from USA Today bestselling author Judy Leigh writing as Elena Collins.</span></h2><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>1648 - Hertfordshire</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Thirteen-year-old Katherine Ferrers is in despair at being betrothed to arch-Royalist Thomas Fanshawe whose family are hellbent on plundering her family's fortune to champion the exiled Charles. As her unhappy marriage stretches before her her only comfort is her beloved childhood home The Cell. But as the years pass and Kate grows restless a new passion a new love and a dangerous calling threaten to upend everything she's ever known.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Present Day - Hertfordshire</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Charlie Wolfe jumps at the chance to help his uncle renovate a tumbledown cottage overlooking Nomansland Common. Number One Constable's Cottages was once the home of the man charged with ridding the common of the highwaymen who terrorised travellers. But it's the story of The Wicked Lady the notorious female highway robber that captures Charlie's imagination and some long winters' nights he's sure he can the hoofbeats of her horse echoing across time.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>What drove this mystery woman to risk everything for a life of crime and why is she still restless wandering the common in grief? It seems only Charlie can finally uncover the secret Katherine Ferrers has kept for hundreds of years; a secret of a terrible betrayal and a tragic love that was never meant to end this way...</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Elena Collins brilliantly uncovers the intriguing story of another brave woman that history forgot. Perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine Nicola Cornick Diana Gabaldon and Louise Douglas.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>What readers are saying about Elena Collins:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Amazing book couldn't put it down</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>. Beautiful story held me focused from the very start. A must read if you are a lover of history romance and spirits. Perfect!!!'</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Beautifully written totally believable an historical eye opener and love story</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>. What more could you ask for?'</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>I adore how this author weaves the past and present.</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> Great writing in my book. I tend to always enjoy the past timeline rather than the present but get bored with historical novels?! </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>I'd recommend Elena Collins until I'm blue in the face.</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Praise for Elena Collins:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'The emotionally powerful story of Katherine Ferrers really gripped me and the spooky sightings of her ghost were spine-tingling. Elena writes so beautifully and weaves the threads of the stories together so masterfully. Both heartbreaking and hopeful it's a brilliant read.' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Nicola Cornick</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'A wonderful book by a fabulous author. Very highly recommended.' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Louise Douglas</em></p><p><br></p>