| Author: | Brandy Purdy | ISBN: | 9780758279989 |
| Publisher: | Kensington | Publication: | June 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Kensington | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brandy Purdy |
| ISBN: | 9780758279989 |
| Publisher: | Kensington |
| Publication: | June 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Kensington |
| Language: | English |
An epic novel of Elizabeth I—her captivity, forbidden love, and rise to power—from the author of The Queen’s Rivals.
Accused of conspiring with rebels to steal the throne, Princess Elizabeth is relegated to the Tower of London by her half-sister, Queen Mary. There she finds solace in the arms of a fellow prisoner—her childhood friend, Robert Dudley.
Certain their days are numbered, their bond deepens. But they are spared the axe and Elizabeth soon wins the crown, while Robert returns to his wife and the unhappy union he believes cheated him of his destiny to be king.
As a daughter of Henry VIII and the ill-fated Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth knows firsthand the cruelty that marriage belies, and roundly rejects the many suitors eager to wed the “Virgin Queen”—with the exception of the power-hungry Robert. But her conflicted love for him could threaten to destroy everything for which she has sacrificed so much.
A captivating story of loyalty and betrayal, duty and freedom, The Queen’s Pleasure is a fascinating portrait of both the rise of Elizabeth I and one of the most compelling periods in history.
An epic novel of Elizabeth I—her captivity, forbidden love, and rise to power—from the author of The Queen’s Rivals.
Accused of conspiring with rebels to steal the throne, Princess Elizabeth is relegated to the Tower of London by her half-sister, Queen Mary. There she finds solace in the arms of a fellow prisoner—her childhood friend, Robert Dudley.
Certain their days are numbered, their bond deepens. But they are spared the axe and Elizabeth soon wins the crown, while Robert returns to his wife and the unhappy union he believes cheated him of his destiny to be king.
As a daughter of Henry VIII and the ill-fated Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth knows firsthand the cruelty that marriage belies, and roundly rejects the many suitors eager to wed the “Virgin Queen”—with the exception of the power-hungry Robert. But her conflicted love for him could threaten to destroy everything for which she has sacrificed so much.
A captivating story of loyalty and betrayal, duty and freedom, The Queen’s Pleasure is a fascinating portrait of both the rise of Elizabeth I and one of the most compelling periods in history.
