Little Oaks - Softcover

Name: Little Oaks
Author: Fox, R J
ISBN: 9781703601718

Fox, R J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1703601718 ISBN 13: 9781703601718

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

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Little Oaks is a small Hertfordshire village where all the inhabitants can trace their ancestry back to the fifteenth century. The villagers claim that following the 2nd Battle of St Albans on 14th February 1471 the Earl of Warwick (AKA the Kingmaker) having been routed and slightly injured called at the small hamlet for rest and refreshment. It was later revealed that the Earl had taken more than refreshment and had seduced the Innkeeper's daughter who later gave birth to a bastard son.The boy was much revered by the locals with his prized paternity and his issue continued down through the centuries. Although he was never accepted by the mighty Nevill's of Middleham his family adopted the name and have since assumed a position of nobility within the small community. A situation accepted the residents who all enjoy the fruits of a lucrative medieval themed business run by the putative lord of the manor, John Nevill.It is of the utmost importance that the original family trees of the fifteenth century remain unbroken in order to add to the interest of the village to the many visitors. But chaos rules in Little Oaks when the son and only heir of one of the residents returns with his new bride. Against all the rules laid down by the Nevill's Montague Reed has married without first introducing his wife Aisla to John Nevill for approval, and even worse she is an atheist. It is then revealed that following an illness she cannot bear children meaning there will be no blood heir for the Reed family.Desperate to amend the situation John Nevill hatches a plan using Montagu's childhood sweetheart and fellow villager Cecily Simeon Cope, the She-Wolf of Little Oaks. She is ordered to seduce Montagu and beget the Reed heir.After his mother's death Montagu discovers that John Nevill together with the local vicar Rex Goodman have coerced his sick mother into committing suicide and that his father is not the man who raised him but no other than the man he despises, John Nevill. Incensed by the discoveries and determined to seek justice Montague visits the opulent home of the Nevill's, Oak Manor. He then disappears from Little Oaks. John Nevill's evil homophobic son and heir Richard is a man to whom violence is second nature and is both feared and hated by most of the community. Over indulged by his father and used to having all he wants from life Richard is appalled to learn he has another brother with whom to share his inheritance.John's hapless wife Lucinda has suffered years of physical and mental abuse from her megalomaniac husband and seeks solace from an affair with their gardener. After being informed about the relationship and furious that he has been cuckolded by a mere hired help John brutally rapes his wife. The vicious attack changes Lucinda from a downtrodden alcoholic into a woman with a mission in life, to ruin her husband.Aisla's friend Eve has returned from Scotland with her for support and they are aided in the search for Montagu by Thomas Nevill who has none of the nefarious characteristics of his father and brother. However, after days pass and with still no sign of her husband Aisla involves the police. Enter Detective Inspector Claudius Cain who is determined to find Montagu and begins a no-nonsence dogged investigation uncaring of who is upsets along the way.As Christmas approaches the village prepare to host their annual Yuletide festivities expecting visitors from far and wide. The residents meeting is planned where all will attend to ensure their family trees are up to date and on display. But after a remarkable discovery by one of the residents Lucinda Nevill has a plan of her own, a plan she knows will destroy her husband bringing an end to his draconian regime.What follows is an explosive meeting where lives are shattered, where violence is uncovered and shocking acts revealed before a stunned community.

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