by Alison Weir
Part of Six Tudor Queens, book 4.6
First published 2019
Anne Basset once served four of Henry VIII's queens. The King himself promised to serve her. Fate intervened, and she might have worn the crown of England. Now she kneels in the Hungerford chapel, pregnant with her husband's child, far from the glittering court where she once walked among royalty. Each evening Anne searches the shadows for a figure that appears at sunset. The ghost wears a hood or widow's wimple. Sad eyes stare at something Anne cannot see. The specter vanishes when Anne looks directly at her. Anne knows this visitor will come. Her story connects with another Lady Hungerford from years past. The family carries a curse, or so people whisper. Anne waits in the chapel, heavy with child, watching for the woman who haunts this place. The ghost holds secrets that bind their fates together across the generations.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, mystery, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: fate, ghosts, secrets
Setting: Hungerford Chapel, England
Period: Tudor Era
89 pages · Kindle Edition · Review
Content warnings: pregnancy-loss