Countess Jacqueline

She was born to rule Holland, yet all odds were against her. Based upon true events in 1413.At the young age of sixteen, Jacqueline inherits the Countship of Holland at the expense of losing her beloved father. Now, she must find the courage to defy the assembly's demand to choose a husband and rule on her own while standing in the deadly crosshairs of every male ruler in Europe.When Duke Philip of Burgundy sends his good friend, Renard Borselen, to Holland to thwart Jacqueline's efforts, Renard recalls the day he first met her years ago and a spark of excitement catches him, the first since that day. He openly shifts his stance and now there is hell to pay for them both. As Jacqueline continues her great struggle to retain her title and fight for the freedom of her people, she is torn between her country and her love for Renard. Can she ever have both?