we meet an extraordinary young woman who embodies love and loyalty, and who fights to find the humanity at the heart of the most glamorous-and dangerous-courts in Europe." -Susan Elia Macneal, Edgar®-nominated author of Mr. "Laura Andersen creates a fresh and vividly realized alternative world.
an original and entertaining read that's reminiscent of the best of Philippa Gregory." Starred review -Library Journal "Andersen's imaginative debut, the first in a planned trilogy, poses a simple but history-shattering question: What if Anne Boleyn had given Henry VIII a healthy son who had lived?. geared to rivet period fans and newcomers alike." Starred review -Booklist "High-court intrigue, romantic passions, and danger surround the four central characters of Andersen's gripping first novel. When romantic obsession threatens a new generation of Tudors, who among them will pay the price of a king's desire? And what twists of fate will set Elizabeth on her path to the throne? With the French threatening battle and the Catholics sowing the seeds of rebellion at home, William trusts only three people: his older sister Elizabeth his best friend and loyal counselor, Dominic and Minuette, a young orphan raised as a royal ward by William's mother, Anne Boleyn.Īgainst an undercurrent of secret documents, conflicting intelligence operations, and private murder, William meets a foreign war and domestic rebellion with equal resolve. Just seventeen years old, Henry IX, known as William, is a king bound by the restraints of the regency yet anxious to prove himself. What if Anne Boleyn had given Henry VIII the son he so desperately wanted, saving her own life and changing English history forever? 2013 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Winner for Best Historical Fiction!.
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