The
Secret Keeper ~ Sandra Byrd
Publisher: Howard
Books
Pages: 352
Release Date: June
5, 2012
The author of To Die For returns to the court of Henry VIII, as a young woman is
caught between love and honor.
Juliana St. John is the daughter of a prosperous knight in Marlborough. Though her family wants her to marry the son of her father’s business partner, circumstances set her on a course toward the court of Henry VIII and his last wife, Kateryn Parr.
Sir Thomas Seymour, uncle of the current heir, Prince Edward, returns to Wiltshire to tie up his business with Juliana’s father’s estate and sees instantly that she would fit into the household of the woman he loves, Kateryn Parr. Her mother agrees to have her placed in the Parr household for “finishing” and Juliana goes, though perhaps reluctantly. For she knows a secret. She has been given the gift of prophecy, and in one of her visions she has seen Sir Thomas shredding the dress of the king’s daughter, the lady Elizabeth, to perilous consequence.
As Juliana learns the secrets of King Henry VIII’s court, she faces threats and opposition, learning truths about her own life that will upset everything she thought she once held dear.
Juliana St. John is the daughter of a prosperous knight in Marlborough. Though her family wants her to marry the son of her father’s business partner, circumstances set her on a course toward the court of Henry VIII and his last wife, Kateryn Parr.
Sir Thomas Seymour, uncle of the current heir, Prince Edward, returns to Wiltshire to tie up his business with Juliana’s father’s estate and sees instantly that she would fit into the household of the woman he loves, Kateryn Parr. Her mother agrees to have her placed in the Parr household for “finishing” and Juliana goes, though perhaps reluctantly. For she knows a secret. She has been given the gift of prophecy, and in one of her visions she has seen Sir Thomas shredding the dress of the king’s daughter, the lady Elizabeth, to perilous consequence.
As Juliana learns the secrets of King Henry VIII’s court, she faces threats and opposition, learning truths about her own life that will upset everything she thought she once held dear.
The
Kings Concubine ~ Anne O’brien
Publisher: NAL
Trade
Pages: 464
Release Date: June
5, 2012
A child born in the plague year of 1348,
abandoned and raised within the oppressive walls of a convent, Alice Perrers
refused to take the veil, convinced that a greater destiny awaited her.
Ambitious and quick-witted, she rose above her obscure beginnings to become the
infamous mistress of Edward III. But always, essentially, she was alone....
Early in Alice's life, a chance meeting with
royalty changes everything: Kindly Queen Philippa, deeply in love with her
husband but gravely ill, chooses Alice as a lady-in-waiting. Under the queen's
watchful eye, Alice dares to speak her mind. She demands to be taken seriously.
She even flirts with the dynamic, much older king. But she is torn when her
vibrant spirit captures his interest...and leads her to a betrayal she never
intended.
In Edward's private chambers, Alice discovers
the pleasures and paradoxes of her position. She is the queen's confidante and
the king's lover, yet she can rely only on herself. It is a divided role she
was destined to play, and she vows to play it until the bitter end. Even as she
is swept up in Edward's lavish and magnificent court, amassing wealth and
influence for herself, becoming an enemy of his power-hungry son John of Gaunt
and a sparring partner to resourceful diplomat William de Windsor, she
anticipates the day when the political winds will turn against her. For when
her detractors voice their hatred and accusations of treason swirl around her,
threatening to destroy everything she has achieved, who will stand by Alice
then?
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