A Crowning Mercy

London: Harpercollins. Fine. 2003. Reprint; Second Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Second printing of HarperCollins reissue mass market edition, 2003. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread and near as new. Cover design incorporates detail of portrait of Dorothy Stanley by Sir Peter Lely. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; The Lazender Series; Vol. 1; 576 pages; Mid 17th century England, a nation in upheaval. One sunlit afternoon, a young girl - illicitly bathing in a stream - first fell in love with a passing stranger. Her parents called her Dorcas, but he called her Campion and that's what she longed to be, then and forever. When she flees before an unbearable, worthy suitor forced upon her after her forbidden meeting, she takes with her the one gift left for her by her unknown father - a pendant made of gold, hoping to find her lover. There are four of these intricately wrought seals - each owned by a stranger, each holding a secret within. And when all four seals are united, then the holder will have access to great wealth and power - Campion's inheritance. .