RELUCTANT QUEEN
TUDOR HISTORICAL NOVEL ABOUT MARY ROSE TUDOR, INFAMOUS ENGLISH KING HENRY VIII’s YOUNGER AND FAVOURITE SISTER, AFTER WHOM HE NAMED HIS FAMOUS SHIP, THE MARY ROSE
‘A very readable account of a fascinating woman who dared to stand up to Henry VIII and survived. It is thoroughly researched, admirably written and the author’s love of the Tudor period shines through.’
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Mary Rose Tudor, the young and beautiful sister of historically-infamous English king, Henry VIII, is given no peace until she agrees to marry the aged and sickly Louis XII of France for reasons of state. But before agreeing, she extracts a promise from Henry: one she is determined he will keep.
Deeply unhappy at the French court, blonde Mary makes friends with the charming and witty Francis, her aged husband’s heir and son-in-law. But lonely Mary is dismayed when her friendly overtures are taken as encouragement for something more than friendship. Too late, she finds that, even at twenty, Francis is a debauched and practised seducer, who pursues her relentlessly. And with the death of her husband and Francis’ elevation to the throne and absolute power, her situation becomes desperate. Unprotected, she is captive prey to this new and lusty French king.
Fearful for her reputation, the subject of spiteful gossip, Mary becomes increasingly concerned about the rumours she hears of Henry’s plans for her future. Did her supposedly loving brother really intend to push her into a second loveless State marriage with another distasteful bridegroom to suit himself and the State?
Trapped in an impossible situation, caught between a lustful Francis and the ruthless self-interest of her older brother, the spirited Mary Rose makes a fateful decision aware, even as she does so, that she is taking her very life in her hands.
- Dead Before Morning 1
- Down Among the Dead Men 2
- Death Line 3
- The Hanging Tree 4
- Absolute Poison 5
- Dying For You 6
- Bad Blood 7
- Love Lies Bleeding 8
- Blood on the Bones 9
- Deadly Reunion 14
- Kith and Kill 15
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Geraldine Evans
www.geraldineevans.com
24 March 2013
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