<p><b>''A lush, thrilling page-turner humming with its own exquisite dark beauty. I loved it!'' </b>Eve Chase, author of<i> The Glass House</i><br><b>''Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller'' </b><i>Times</i><br><br><b>The compelling, transfixing novel about the bond between three sisters from the author of<i> The Poison Bed<br></i></b><br><b>**PRE-ORDER <i>DISOBEDIENT</i><i>, </i>THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM ELIZABETH FREMANTLE**</b><br><i>_______</i><br><br><b><i>Three sisters.</i></b><br><b><i>Three secrets.</i></b><br><b><i>Three ways to fall . . .</i></b><br><br>George Villiers is rich, powerful and has the King''s ear. Doctor''s daughter Hester is a mere servant - to be cast aside when he has done with her, especially since she is pregnant.<br><br>Returning to her family, Hester vows that Villiers will never lay eyes on their son. She and her sisters Melis and Hope will protect the boy.<br><br>But Villiers is a man who will not be defied.