THE LADY OF SECRETS begins with the execution of an innocent teenager convicted of witchcraft. Years later, the threat of burning is still very real. The Lady of Faire Isle, Meg Wolfe, must be cautious when she uses her herbs and common sense to solve problems in nearby villages. Still, when an outsider seeks her out and asks for her help, she agrees to go with him to London for a consultation with King James. She soon finds herself caught between the gunpowder plot and a coven of murderous witches.
This book is the sixth in author Susan Carroll's Dark Queen Saga. I have not read any of the other books, but I feel it might be a help to read them first, to understand some portions of THE LADY OF SECRETS. The prologue introduces characters that we don't see again for quite some time, which made it difficult for me to get into the story; I was too confused about how it all fit together. Still, it's an interesting story with quite a few thrills.
If you enjoy books set during the reign of King James Stuart, historical paranormals, or romances with a bit of suspense and mystery, you may want to give Carroll's Dark Queen Saga a try.
Queen Catherine de Medici is dead, and for Meg Wolfeβ
successor in a line of legendary healers and mystics known
as βdaughters of the earthββit is a time of new beginnings.
She strives to be ordinary, invisible in the mists of Faire
Isle, and is determined to put the terrifying days of a
wicked mother and turbulent childhood behind her. But soon
a summons from King James will rekindle a menacing power
from the past, bringing haunting visions of a nightmare
already unfoldingβand a shattering mystery steeped in magic
that will determine a destiny from which she cannot hide.
Megβs task: Save the king from the most insidious form of
treachery, invisible to those who do not possess Megβs
extraordinary gifts. But as Meg discovers, there are more
sinister motivations at play in the kingβs world. Torn
between two very different men whose motives and secrets
are tied inexorably to her own fate, Meg learns that she
can no longer trust anyone or anythingβnot even her own
heart.
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