title: Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland
author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
description: Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland. please visit www.valdebooks.com for a full list of titles
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  Unlacing the Lady in Waiting
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Amanda McCabe
  
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  Scotland, 1561
  
  Lady Helen Frasier thought Highlanders were barbaric—until she shared an
  intimate encounter with her betrothed, James McKerrigan. Though their families
  were enemies, the Highland lord roused a surprising passion in Helen. Then she
  was chosen to become a lady in waiting to the queen, and their engagement was
  broken.
  
  Now, Helen has returned to Scotland and her jilted lover, who has vowed to
  take revenge and claim his promised bride….
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Author Note
  
  As a history enthusiast (to say the least; my less-nice friends call me a
  history geek!) I’ve long been fascinated by the complex and tragic life of
  Mary Queen of Scots, and I was so happy to have the chance to use her as a
  secondary character in Unlacing the Lady in Waiting. I knew quite a bit about
  her later life in English captivity, but not much about her early days back in
  Scotland after years in France. I also loved 