A Constant Heart

By Siri Mitchell

Description:

In a world of wealth, power, and privilege love is the only forbidden luxury. Born with the face of an angel, Marget Barnardsen is blessed. Her father is a knight, and now she is to be married to the Earl of Lytham. Her destiny is guaranteed ... at least, it would seem so. But when her introduction to court goes awry and Queen Elizabeth despises her, Marget fears she's lost her husband forever. Desperate to win him back, she'll do whatever it takes to discover how she failed and capture again the love of a man bound to the queen.

Book Takeaway:

There are themes of sacrifice and marital faithfulness (constancy) as well as the idea that God will provide a way out of toxic circumstances if you are trying to honor him.

Why the author wrote this book:

I wanted to write about women in past eras and how they subjected themselves to dangerous beauty practices. This book, featuring the use of lead-based cosmetics was chronologically first in the series of three books proposed. And the idea, a woman who destroys her body while trying to become beautiful, was haunting.