Thea Barrington leaves her home in Cornwall to travel to
Ireland to wed Nigel Cosgrove. Although she realizes she
should feel fortunate to marry the handsome man (after all,
she's had two seasons without a single offer!), Thea feels
only unease at the coming nuptials. The feelings intensify
with the arrival of a mysterious gypsy woman, who whispers
a warning and prediction for Thea's future. Later, Nigel
shares with her the story of Ros Drumcondra, the centuries-
dead warrior gypsy, intriguing Thea with the tale of a man
of mythic proportions. When Nigel attacks her, it is only
the intervention of a falcon that saves her, making her
wonder if there might be something to the gypsy woman's
mysterious words and the fabled Drumcondra.
While exploring an ancient ruin, Thea finds herself
transported through time, into the world of Drumcondra and
the battle being fought for Cashel Cosgrove. Though
frightened by the fierce warrior, Thea is soon intrigued by
the man behind the tales told through the centuries. It is
in Drumcondra's time that Thea again meets the gypsy woman
Jeta, mother of the Drumcondra; a woman with her own
reasons for bringing Thea through time.
THE FALCON'S BRIDE is an intriguing, sensual story with
larger--than-life characters. Thea and Drumcondra's travels
through time, and the way Ms. Thompson cleverly weaves the
threads of the different times together to create a love
story through the centuries, makes this a most entertaining
read.
At twenty-one, after two Seasons with no takers, Theadosia
Barrington should have been grateful to snare Nigel
Cosgrove. The earl-to-be was a blue-eyed Adonis, a true
catch-and surely the incident in Covent Garden was
exaggerated. And yet, upon her arrival at Cashel Cosgrove,
Thea found herself more intrigued by the Irish castle's
legend, that of the tragic Ros Drumcondra. "The Black
Falcon" he was called. Party Gypsy, part Celt, the warrior
had been conquered by betrayal alone. His ghost was still
reputed to wander these halls, making women tremble with
fear and desire-for who could resist those burnished
copper eyes? Hadn't he stolen away the betrothed of Cian
Cosgrove, made the woman his love slave? If only Thea
herself could suffer such a fate. If only magic were a
reality. If only that Gypsy woman had spoken the truth,
and Thea was a woman out of time, the one meant to
be...THE FALCON'S BRIDE
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