Sandra Worth has written a truly sparkling novel of Richard III a man so misunderstood and misued by history; how wonderful to read such devotion, to see so many wrongs, righted and all with the stroke and ebb of pen that tells the tale with out-right beauty, poetry, tears and laughter.The first book in a planned trilogy (O, how hurtful to have to wait!) - Ms. Worth's has discovered a Richard, full of pride of family, devotion to his wife, a heart-felt hero-worship for his unlce John Neville - his life so short, yet so full of difficult choices. All during a time when it was brother against brother, bloody fields and glorious triumphs and the love of his fair, Anne Neville - one time wife to the greatest enemy of the House of York, daughter of his mentor, Warwick. My emotions were as tangled as the real players in this drama as conflict begets conflict.Richard, in perphaps one of the most moving parts of this lovely book, shares a special devotion to and with John Neville. I found this 'Neville's' story (within Richard and Anne's story) to be gently ebbing and comforting....and soulfully heartbreaking.Love & War is passion and drama and bittersweet and amazingly beautiful to read.