BIRTH RIGHT is the second novel in the Closely Guarded Secret series. It is an absorbing and captivating read that delves deep into life as a catholic in Tudor London during the reign of King HenryV111 and the English Reformation.
It is a story of a quest by a naive orphan, Juan Zaragozoa, raised by the catholic church in Aragon Spain, and now a practicing acolyte in the Chapel of Acon in Cheapside London.
He sets out to discover who murdered his English mentor and father figure, Robert Packington M.P. In doing so he is confronted by the reality of life outside the seclusion of his religious upbringing.
When murdered, Packington was aware of one of the most closely guarded secrets in Christendom. A secret, that somehow involved Juan, known only by a select few outside of the Vatican.
Juan is drawn into a sectarian conspiracy beyond his wildest imagination and understanding. It causes him to question his very being and his faith.