Review: Inês by Catherine Mathis
Today, I'm delighted to welcome author Catherine Mathis to Ruins & Reading. I'm sharing my review for her intriguing novel, Inês – about a lady who was crowned queen after her death! Now I have your attention... ;-) Inês is currently on blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Check out fascinating historical posts, enticing excerpts, and more, HERE ! INÊS Queens of Portugal Trilogy, Book #1 Catherine Mathis Review: Well, who could resist a dramatic real-life story like this? Inês has it all – royal squabbles, jealousies, greed, manipulation, murders – and, somewhat surprisingly, love! The actual story begins with the death of Pedro's grandfather, King Dinis, whose favourite son was illegitimate, plotting to usurp the fragile kingdom from the legitimate heir, Afonso. But Afonso is fortunate in that he has a cunning adviser, Gonçalves, who arrives just in time to foil the plot. Afonso accedes to the throne, and his scheming half-brothers are bani...
