Prisoner of the Queen (Tales From the Tudor Court #2)

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Kindhearted Katherine Grey knows well the peril of being born with royal blood As Henry VIII s grandniece and one of the heirs to the English throne, her noble birth has doomed her to live among the schemers and seducers of the king s court barring her from the peaceful life that she truly desires.After her sister fails to keep the throne, and a new queen rises to power, Katherine finds herself surrounded by adversaries Since Queen Elizabeth sees her as a threat, and court conspirators see her as an ally, Katherine is forced to play a game she knows she cannot win And when she reunites with the man she truly loves, Katherine has even at stake With treachery at every turn and the life she dreams of within reach, Katherine must make an impossible choice Will she submit to the queen s authority, or will she pursue love no matter the cost Read Prisoner of the Queen (Tales From the Tudor Court #2) – kino-fada.fr The inherently tragic and romantic story of Katherine Grey lends itself to novelization Her elder sister, Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days Queen, was executed as a teenager for usurping the throne Katherine was kept from her great love by Queen Elizabeth I, who was afraid that she could be overthrown by those who thought Katherine had a better claim to the throne than she did Add into all of that secret weddings and childbirths and imprisonment in the Tower of London and the history is as dram The inherently tragic and romantic story of Katherine Grey lends itself to novelization Her elder sister, Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days Queen, was executed as a teenager for usurping the throne Katherine was kept from her great love by Queen Elizabeth I, who was afraid that she could be overthrown by those who thought Katherine had a better claim to the throne than she did Add into all of that secret weddings and childbirths and imprisonment in th...DNF 35%.Boring Repetitious writing Dull heroine Twee shit with pets A romance as scintillating as a bowl of cold oatmeal grabs parachute and bails Had a real Young Adult feel to the tone and writing, though I guess it s for the adult market It was blah, no matter how it was labeled.I love the Tudor period It is hard to believe that anyone could write another book dealing with this royal dynasty that would still leave me feeling like I haven t read a half a million books on the subject, ok, maybe not so many, but it feels that way sometimes but E Knight does.So yes, the Tudor period is very overdone, in both historical fiction and romantic fiction, but, there s always something , or someoneto learn about In this case, Katherine Grey, who was the sister to La I love the Tudor perio...I m so glad that I decided to try out Eliza Knight s Tudor Series, written under E Knight to differentiate from her romance novels she s been so successful at writing though I ve not read those yet Speaking strictly on her Tudor Series novels, of which I ve read both now, E Knight is a superb writer with detailed prose, excellent dialogue, and emotional characters Fully researched, these historical novels on the Tudor Era bring a fresh take to the shelves of what is fast becoming, if it ha I m so glad that I decided to try out Eliza Knight s Tudor Series, written under E Knight to differentiate from her romance novels she s been so successful at writing though I ve not read those yet Speaking strictly on her Tudor Series novels, of which I ve read both now, E Knight is a superb writer with detailed prose, excellent dialogue, and emotional characters Fully researched, these historical novels on the Tudor Era bring a fresh take to the shelves of what is fast becoming, if it hasn t already, a major sub genre of historical fiction.Speaking of book two, Prisoner of the Queen gives us the story of Katherine Grey, sister ...One would think with all of the Tudor books out there that one would have read it all but no Ms Knight has found a heroine about whom I knew very little Lady Katherine Grey was a sister to Lady Jane Grey the young woman who was queen for 9 days between Edward VI and Mary I Katherine had royal blood so her life was really lived at the Queen s behest She couldn t marry without her permission, she really couldn t be free at all So much for the fun of being royal.Once I started reading ab One would think with all of the Tudor books out there that one would have read it all but no Ms Knight has found a heroine about whom I knew very little Lady Katherine Grey was a sister to Lady...Prisoner of the Queen by E Knight was a fantastic read One of those books you curl up with, and find you can t put it down until you finish I liked how the novel was written in first person It really gives the reader a great idea of what Katherine really might have been going through you can picture her having these exact thoughts during this time I felt like I really was able to get to know Katherine She s definitely a relatable character, and as a reader you just want to protect her an Prisoner of t...Prisoner Of The Queen, marks authoress Eliza Knight s latest tarriance among the royal and not so royal blooms of the fabled Tudor Rose.Chronicling the life and times of Lady Katherine Grey, princess of the blood and sister to the tragic nine days Queen, Jane Grey this is a story of life, love, and treachery, that has to be read to be believed.As cousin to both Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, Katherine s story offers a muchintimate look at life among the royals As such, the rivalries, jeal Prisoner Of The Queen, marks authoress Eliza Knight s latest tarriance among the royal and not so royal blooms of the fabled Tudor Rose.Chronicling the life and times of Lady Katherine Grey, princess of...This was a great retelling of the tragic life of Lady Katherine Grey, sister to the ill fated Lady Jane Grey Hers is a story of true love and heartbreaking separation Mistrusted by her cousin Queen Elizabeth, her adult years are hard and riddled with imprisonment and pain But through it all she retains the love of her one and only, Ned Seymour Secretly wedded and bedded, Katherine gives birth to two boys and remains utterly in love with the husband who is kept away from her Unfortunately, h This was a great retelling of the tragic life of Lady Katherine Grey, sister to the ill fated Lady Jane Grey Hers is a story of true love and heartbreaking separation Mistrusted by her cousin Queen Elizabeth, her adult years are hard and riddled with imprisonment and pain But through it all she retains the love of her one and only, Ned Seymour Secretly wedded and bedded, Katherine gives birth to two boys and remains utterly in love with the husband who is kept away from her Unfortunately, her legitimate royal pedigree always haunts her and keeps her from living the quie...Oh my goodness Anyone that knows me knows this is exactly my kind of book I have been an Anglophile for over 10 years and whenever I can find a book, fiction or nonfiction, on this area of the world I sink right into it.Unfortunately this also means that I take my time in reading it as I want to absorb all the details Prisoner of the Queen took me in from the first page Eliza Knight has accurately told the story of Katherine Grey, the sister to Jane Grey who is known as the Nine Days Queen Oh my goodness Anyone that knows me knows this is exactly my kind of book I have been an Anglophile for over 10 years and whenever I can find a book, fiction or nonfiction, on this area of the world I sink ...Prisoner of the Queen had me gripped from the prologue Eliza Knight has artfully told the story of ill fated Katherine Grey, sister to the Nine Days Queen, Jane Grey As a lover of all things Tudor, I thoroughly enjoyed this book There is a fresh perspective on court life and several Queens through the eyes of Katherine Grey Katherine, who had been inundated with Court Life since she was a child, is cousin to Queen Mary and Elizabeth Katherine Grey is seen as a threat to the Crown, but all Prisoner of the Queen had me gripped from the prologue Eliza Knight has artfully told the story of ill fated Katherine Grey, sister to the Nine Days Queen, Jane Grey As a lover of all things Tudor, I thoroughly enjoyed this book There is a fresh perspective on court life and several Queens through the eyes of Katherine Grey Katherine, who had been inundated with Court Life since she was a child, is cousin to Queen Mary and...

Prisoner of the Queen (Tales From the Tudor Court #2)
  • 12 June 2017
  • Paperback
  • 386 pages
  • 1503945561
  • E. Knight
  • Prisoner of the Queen (Tales From the Tudor Court #2)