![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For the young Duque she is forced to marry, she discovers, is a cruel caricature of a man, a person twisted in mind and body. Within the castle's heavy walls the rebellious Juana finds an atmosphere of secrecy, almost of conspiracy, and a number of cunning, sinister figures, chief among whom is the sardonic Felipe Tristán, the Duque's protector and mercenary, behind whose scarred face lie memories of horror Juana can only guess at.īut the greatest horror is reserved for Juana, and for Juana alone. Taken against her will from her home and from Jaime de Nueva, the man she loves, she is brought to the massive, magnificent Castillo Benaventes, the home of Bartolomé, Duque de Valenzuela - the man to whom she must be wed. Spanish court of King Philip IV, this is the story of lovely, spirited young Juana de Arrelanos. Set against the dazzling opulence and dangerous intrigue of the 17th c. ![]()
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