The Rose of Raby

Mothers of the Crown: A Historical Fiction Novel of Cecily Neville, The Mother of the King, and the Rise of the House of York

She did not wear the crown…
But she raised the men who would fight for it.
Born into power and raised in a world shaped by loyalty and ambition, Cecily Neville was never meant to stand in the shadows.
Known as the Rose of Raby, she would become one of the most influential women of her time—not through a crown of her own, but through the legacy she built.
As England teeters on the edge of division, Cecily must navigate a court where alliances shift without warning and power is never secure. Through marriage, motherhood, and quiet strategy, she shapes the future of a dynasty that will one day claim the throne.
But power comes at a cost.
And as tensions rise between the houses that will soon tear England apart, Cecily is forced to make choices that will echo through generations.
Because she is not only a noblewoman.
She is the mother of kings.
The mother of the Kingmaker.
And a woman whose bloodline will ignite a war.
Perfect for readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Rose of Raby is a powerful historical fiction novel of ambition, legacy, and the women who shaped the crown from behind the throne.