St. Martin's Griffin
March 2014
On Sale: March 18, 2014
Featuring: Mary Shelton; Edward de Vere; Sir John Skydemore
384 pages ISBN: 0312662122 EAN: 9780312662127 Kindle: B00F1R9G1Q Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
From Anne Barnhill, the author of At the Mercy of the Queen,
comes the gripping tale of Mary Shelton, Elizabeth I’s young
cousin and ward, set against the glittering backdrop of the
Elizabethan court
Mistress Mary Shelton is Queen Elizabeth’s favorite ward,
enjoying every privilege the position affords. The queen
loves Mary like a daughter, and, like any good mother, she
wants her to make a powerful match. The most likely
prospect: Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. But while Oxford
seems to be everything the queen admires: clever, polished
and wealthy, Mary knows him to be lecherous, cruel, and full
of treachery. No matter how hard the queen tries to push
her into his arms, Mary refuses.
Instead, Mary falls in love with a man who is completely
unsuitable. Sir John Skydemore is a minor knight with little
money, a widower with five children. Worst of all, he’s a
Catholic at a time when Catholic plots against Elizabeth are
rampant. The queen forbids Mary to wed the man she loves.
When the young woman, who is the queen’s own flesh and
blood, defies her, the couple finds their very lives in
danger as Elizabeth’s wrath knows no bounds.
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