The King's Damsel
Authors: Kate Emerson
“NO ONE KNOWS THE UNUSUAL CUSTOMS AND DANGEROUS CHARACTERS OF THE TUDOR COURT LIKE KATE EMERSON.” —Bestselling author Karen Harper
“I CONTINUE TO BE AWESTRUCK BY EACH AND EVERY BOOK.” —Historically Obsessed
“INTRIGUE, ROMANCE, AND TREACHERY ABOUND. . . . WELL-RESEARCHED AND SENSITIVELY WRITTEN.” —
Renaissance
magazine
H
andmaid. Spy. Mistress.
Anxious to secure his own success at the glittering court of Henry VIII, heiress Tamsin Lodge’s ambitious guardian obtains her a position as maid of honor to young Princess Mary Tudor. Tamsin soon comes to love the neglected child, but in the Tudor court, not even a princess is secure. Mary’s father is besotted with the lovely Anne Boleyn, and the girl’s future has grown perilous. Plotting to be Mary’s eyes and ears, Tamsin joins Anne’s service, but the handsome silk worker who is her co-conspirator may be her undoing. While marriage with a merchant is unthinkable, she cannot resist Rafe Pinckney’s embraces. When Tamsin also attracts the lusty Henry, she must choose between loyalty and desire. . . . With Anne’s jealousy growing dangerous, can Tamsin survive the schemes and seductions that surround her?
KATE EMERSON
delights in researching the lives of little-known Tudor women in order to re-create their fascinating stories in her fiction. She is the award-winning author of the Secrets of the Tudor Court series:
The Pleasure
Palace, Between Two Queens, By Royal Decree,
and
At the King’s Pleasure
. Visit her at
KateEmersonHistoricals.com
.
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“Emerson captures the pageantry and the politics of the Tudor court, portraying real-life characters who negotiated turbulent times, and giving historical-fiction fans a first-rate read.”
—
Booklist
“Emerson wields a sure pen when it comes to Tudor England, and laces the story with just the right amount of period detail.”
—
Historical Novels Review
“Rich and lushly detailed, teeming with passion and intrigue. . . . You can happily immerse yourself in another time and place.”
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At the King’s Pleasure