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Series
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"As Queen Elizabeth's prized new lady-in-waiting, Corrina Huntington is beautiful, innocent, and eager to know the world beyond her sheltered home - especially the mysteries of love. Despite the queen's vow of protection, Corrie soon finds herself swept into the intrigues of the court, rampant with plots and pleasures - and discovers more than she ever imagined." --Publisher.
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Series
Hostage of empire novels volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The princess is dead, and the drums of war beat again. The imperial schemes that took her life have reignited tensions with her native Khir, and left her lady-in-waiting, Komor Yala, alone among the treachery of a foreign court. As the Emperor lies upon his deathbed, the palace is more dangerous than ever before--for there are six princes, and only one throne. To survive, and get to the bottom of who ordered her princess dead, Yala will have to rely...
Author
Language
English
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"Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive the vipers of court life with...
Author
Series
Cousins' war volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Married to loyal Lancaster supporter Sir Richard Pole to minimize her claim to the throne of Henry VII, Margaret becomes an advisor to newlyweds Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon before witnessing the rapid ascent of Henry VIII.
8) Ophelia
Publisher
IFC Films, Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The unspoken, complex heroine of Hamlet shares her own story through modern language in contemporary Denmark. As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the two in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and...
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