"Prisoners of Chance: The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France" by Randall Parrish is written so believably, many readers throughout its history have been convinced the story was a biography. With its intrigue, drama, but earnestness, it's impossible not to be engrossed in this tale of love and what it means to be a man in the world when you seem beholden to what luck has in store for you.