Mistress of the Seas

**** From New York Times Bestselling Author Ruth Ryan Langan ... A Historical Romance Classic. ****"... delivers it all with page-turning romance!" -- Nora Roberts, New York Times bestselling authorScottish warrior Rory MacLaren first met the beautiful Mistress of the Seas aboard her father's French slave ship. Imagine his shock when next they meet at the Court of Charles I of England, where Courtney Thornhill is introduced as lady-in-waiting to the king's new bride, Henrietta Marie of France.These two find themselves on opposite sides in the dangerous world of Court intrigue. Can love survive the reckless seas of danger?"A popular writer of heartwarming, emotionally involving romances." -- Library Journal New York Times best-selling author Ruth Ryan Langan, who also writes under the pseudonym R. C. Ryan, is the author of over 100 novels, both contemporary romantic-suspense and historical adventure. Quite an accomplishment for this mother of five who, after her youngest child started school, gave herself the gift of an hour a day to follow her dream to become a published author.Ruth has given dozens of radio, television and print interviews across the country and Canada, and has been quoted in such diverse publications as THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and COSMOPOLITAN. Ruth has also been interviewed on CNN NEWS, as well as GOOD MORNING AMERICA.