Part of The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, book 3
First published 2010
Margaret Beaufort becomes a widow before her fifteenth birthday when Edmund Tudor dies. She carries his child and bears a son, Henry Tudor, who represents her only hope for power in a kingdom torn by civil war. Margaret watches the houses of York and Lancaster destroy each other while she plots in shadows. She presents herself as a faithful servant to the York family even as she works to undermine their rule. Margaret despises Richard III and believes her son deserves the crown. She forms a dangerous alliance with Elizabeth Woodville, the former queen who lost her own sons to Richard's ambition. Together they arrange a marriage between Henry and Elizabeth's daughter Elizabeth of York. Margaret risks everything to bring Henry back from exile and launch his invasion of England. Her years of careful planning and ruthless determination will either place the Tudor name on the throne or destroy her family forever.
Genres: historical-fiction, historical-romance, political-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, political-intrigue
Setting: England
Period: 15th century
412 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: violence