The Hand of Fate

About the Book

Bessie Fitzgerald is a fiery, auburn-haired beauty from the English countryside who embarks upon a journey to London, determined, against the odds, to fulfill her mother's dying request. When she encounters trouble along the way, she meets dashing Sir Nicholas Carver, who charms and mentors her. As Bessie simultaneously discovers his scandalous reputation, and a long-kept secret of her own past, she is forced to grapple with the exciting but often cruel, sometimes perilous life of the nobility. She clings to the safe and gentle Duke of Rutland, but her heart cries out for the passionate Lord Carver.

Sir Nicholas Carver is a handsome baron, a favorite of King Henry VIII and a notorious rake. His adventurous life becomes complicated when he meets the young woman who will become his most coveted conquest. Bessie drives him to distraction with her unpredictable behavior, but he is captivated and determined to have her. When he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy that threatens her life, he begins to realize how precious she truly is to him. Will he save her, only to lose her by...The Hand of Fate.

About the Author

Chelsea Lane has been an amateur poet and singer/songwriter, a computer professional, a business manager and a wife and mom. Throughout these experiences she has been an avid reader of romance fiction and history. The marriage of these two interests has resulted in her first novel: The Hand of Fate.