My Constant Lady

My Constant Lady. The First in the Reynolds Seafaring Saga.  A Tale of Love, Loss and Loyalty.

The North East Coast of England 1765. When Gabriel Reynolds meets flame haired serving wench Eleanor Barker in a Whitby tavern little does he know it is a meeting that will change the course of his life. First she runs out on him leaving him frustrated in more ways than one. The next time they meet, in more conventional circumstances, he finds she's engaged to be married. Undeterred and back in his home town of Alnmouth Gabriel knows he has to win the love of this beguiling woman and so sets about putting his house in order. But before he can declare himself fate deals Gabriel a cruel blow. Back in Whitby Eleanor, who is in fact the daughter of a prominent ship builder, has troubles of her own. Learning her fiance has been untrue she ends her engagement. In revenge her spurned lover tells her about Gabriel's past, a past she finds difficult to accept. Forced to choose between love and loss Eleanor flees to Amsterdam searching for answers. Will Eleanor's principles jeopardise her chance of happiness or can Gabriel convince her that he is not the man he used to be? Will the course of their love ever be plain sailing.

My Constant Lady. A sweeping historical love story of one man's love for an unconventional woman.

444 pages.