The Woodville connection - Kathy Martin

Will Fielding once served the House of York well when he conveyed Richard, its youngest son, to safety during a time of great peril. Years later, Fielding finds himself in jeopardy, falsely accused of slaying the delicate young nobleman in his care. Fleeing the murder scene, he makes for Middleham Castle where he entreats Richard, now Duke of Gloucester and the Kings lieutenant in the north, to take up his cause. - - Anxious to assist his old friend but alert to the danger of openly assisting a fugitive from the Kings justices, Gloucester despatches his trusted companion, Francis Cranley, to discover the truth of the matter. Capable, quick-witted and handy in a fight, Cranley owes everything including his life to the House of York. He is, moreover, devoted to Gloucester and his wife, Anne. Nevertheless, during the course of his investigation he finds his loyalties tested, his life endangered and his emotional well-being shattered when he is brought face-to-face with the love he spurned for the sake of his ambition.