Keeper of the King's Secrets
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Authors: Michelle Diener
Tags: #Fiction, #General, #Historical, #Romance
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PRICELESS JEWEL
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ROYAL COURT RIFE WITH INTRIGUE.
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SECRET DEAL, WHERE THE PRICE OF TRUTH COULD COME TOO HIGH
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The personal artist to King Henry Tudor, Susanna Horenbout is sought by the queen and ladies of the court for her delicate, skilled portraits. But now someone from her past is pulling her into a duplicitous game where the consequence of failure is war. Soon, Susanna and her betrothed, the King’s most dangerous courtier, are unraveling a plot, that would shatter Europe. And at the heart of it is a magnificent missing diamond….
With John Parker at her side, Susanna searches for the diamond and those responsible for its theft, their every step dogged by a lethal assassin. Finding the truth means plunging into the heart of the court’s most bitter infighting, surviving the harrowing labyrinth of Fleet Prison—and then coming face-to-face with the most dangerous enemy of all.
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In a Treacherous Court
“A winner … grabs the reader on page one and doesn’t let go.”
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At the King’s Pleasure
“Diener has set a standard for what good historical fiction ought to be.”
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MICHELLE DIENER is also the author of
In a Treacherous Court.
Born in London and raised in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa, she now lives on the west coast of Australia with her family. Visit
www.michellediener.com
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Also by Michelle Diener
In a Treacherous Court
Dangerous Sanctuary
(ebook)
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2012 by Michelle Diener
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Diener, Michele.
Keeper of the king’s secrets / Michelle Diener. — 1st Gallery Books paperback ed.
p. cm.
1. Great Britain—History—Henry VIII, 1509-1547—Fiction. 2. Courts and courtiers—Fiction. I. Title. PR9619.4.D54K44 2012 2011028892
823'.92—dc23
Designed by Jaime Putorti
ISBN 978-1-4391-9709-7
ISBN 978-1-4391-9711-0 (ebook)
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A huge thank-you to Marlene Stringer and Micki Nuding. You are the most wonderful and supportive agent and editor a writer could wish for. Thank you as well to the amazing team at Simon & Schuster, including Parisa Zolfaghari, Lisa Litwack and her team, Tom Pitoniak, Jaime Putorti, Ayelet Gruenspecht, Jean Anne Rose, and the many others who work in production, sales, and marketing. You are all amazing and there aren’t enough Tim Tams in existence to shower you with as you deserve!
Liz Kreger and Edie Ramer helped me weed out the errors in the first draft, and many other friends gave me support and encouragement. Thank you.
And last, but not least, to my children and husband for the love and support you give me.
