A determined sister . . . Madeleine Vernon's dreams should be filled with elegant gowns and marriageable men. Instead, she dreams of avenging her brother's death. But when she's captured by the queen's men, she's forced to become a spy by her mysterious yet undeniably attractive captor. A rakish spy . . . After years of working for his father in Queen Elizabeth's service, Nicholas Ryder is close to going his own way. But now he's got a feisty beauty...

Travel back to the glittering Tudor court with #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs in her beloved Tudor Rose Trilogy. AT THE KING'S COMMAND Frustrated by his own failures at matrimony, King Henry VIII punishes insolent nobleman Stephen de Lacey by commanding him to marry the vagabond woman caught stealing his horse. But what begins as a mockery of a marriage ultimately blossoms into deepest love. THE MAIDEN'S HAND When roguishly...

In the heated summer of Elizabeth I's reign Her hopes of marriage dashed by scandal, the crown under constant threat, Queen Elizabeth I takes a young, spirited woman into her close court circle. On her way to being presented at court, Catherine Moor fights back with spirit when she is attacked in a teeming London street. Tales of Cat's adventure reach the queen, who-impressed with the young woman's lively mind-claims her as a lady of the bedchamber....

Lord Roxhythe is a patriot. He loves his king and his county...in that order with an undying passion. When faced with a mission for his king, King Charles, that many would quaver at accepting Roxhythe accepts without hesitation. While, those around him, question if what is good for Charles is indeed good for England, Roxhythe does not. He is a royalist of a different age. Masterfully written with cutting dialog and dazzling prose. Full intrigue,...

Jean Wyld's latest novel is set during turbulent Tudor period when allegiance to the wrong religion can mean death regardless of a person's station in lifeSusan Hatherton is the beautiful young daughter of the steward of the Meyrick Estates. When Sir Richard Meyrick arrives with his young son to take possession of his inheritance, he is captivated by her beauty and grace, and their love for each other quietly grows. When Queen Mary Tudor announces...

Friday 20th March 1556: Thomas Cranmer is alone in his cell in the Bocardo Prison, Oxford. The first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. The first Archbishop of Canterbury to have a wife. The first Archbishop of Canterbury to have legitimate children. Tomorrow, on the 21st of March 1556, he will pay the ultimate sacrifice. He will be the first Archbishop of Canterbury to be burned at the stake.

Maxim Proud and passionate, the Marquess of Bradbury swore vengeance on those who had stolen his title and lands. . .and branded him a traitor to the Crown. Elise Beautiful and spirited, she found herself the innocent prisoner of the marquess, her family's most hated foe. So Worthy My Love They were bitter enemies caught in a dangerous tide that swept through Elizabeth's England-And thus began a battle of wit and will between two people so perfectly...

Jane Parker never dreamed her marriage into the Boleyn family would raise her star to such dizzying heights. Before long, she finds herself as trusted servant and confidante to her sister-in-law, Anne Boleyn-King Henry VIII's second queen. On a gorgeous spring day, that golden era is cut short by the swing of a sword. Jane is unmoored by the tragic death of her husband, George, and the loss sets her on a reckless path leading to her own imprisonment...

Bess was a girl when she first saw her husband on their wedding day. Andrew, Earl of Exford, left after the ceremony, and as Bess blossomed into a lovely woman, she reveled in the freedom afforded by her absent spouse. Yet she knew the day would come when she would come face-to-face with her long-estranged husband. On the day of his return, Drew found himself speechless at his wife's heart-stopping beauty and charm. Could it be that this once awkward...

Privy Seal: His Last Venture (1907) is a novel by Ford Madox Ford. The second installment of Ford's The Fifth Queen Trilogy is set during the reign of Henry VIII, a tumultuous time of political and religious oppression in a land at the mercy of a murderous King. Ford's trilogy recreates Tudor England in a masterful story of court intrigue, romance, and betrayal. Focusing on the tragic figure of Katharine Howard, the fifth wife of the King, Ford investigates...