CASTILIANS: A NOVEL (THE SIEGE OF ST ANDREWS CASTLE)

1546 and Scotland is under attack from Henry VIII, determined to marry his son to the infant Mary, Queen of Scots. A few among the Scottish lairds, for both political and religious reasons, are eager for this alliance too. They kill Cardinal Beaton, Mary’s great protector, and take St Andrews Castle, expecting rescue any day from England. Local lad Will is among them, fighting for the Protestant cause. His treasonous activities place his family in grave danger, forcing his sister Bethia into an unwelcome alliance. Soon each must decide where their loyalties lie…