Publisher's Synopsis
The Bearnshaw Series follows the ancient Bearnshaw family through the Plantagent and Tudor eras, weaving real history with rumour and legend from a bleak, beautiful, forgotten corner of the Lancashire Pennines, a landscape famous for its witches.In the first book, Legend of the Whyte Doe, we are introduced to tragic Sibyl Bearnshaw who battles the patriarchal world around her to save the Bearnshaw name and home. King Edward IV, fresh to the throne from the bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil, seems to offer her golden opportunity...This is no ordinary tale of medieval romance; based on a real, little-known Lancastrian legend, Bearnshaw is a world of beauty and darkness, intrigue and tragedy featuring a cast of unforgettable characters such as the overbearing, unbalanced Lord William and the sinister 'Mother Helston'...