Review: The Queen's Captive by Barbara Kyle

The Queen's Captiveby Barbara Kyle
Publication Date: September 1, 2010Kensington Publishing448p

SYNOPSIS: England, 1554. In the wake of the failed Wyatt Rebellion, the vengeful Queen Mary has systematic all conspirators prisoner as well as executed. Among the imprisoned is her own sister, twenty-one-year-old Princess Elizabeth. Though she protests her innocence, Elizabeth's brave mount usually angers Mary more.

Elizabeth longs to benefit her liberty-and her sister-s crown. In Honor as well as Richard Thornleigh as well as their son, Adam, the immature princess has loyal allies. Disgusted by Queen Mary-s admitted intent to burn heretics, Honor visits Elizabeth in the Tower as well as they fast turn friends. And when Adam foils the would-be assassin, Elizabeth-s thankfulness swells into the powerful-and mutual-attraction. But while Honor is willing to risk her own reserve for her future queen, helping in the new fighting behind opposite the angry Mary will shortly lead her to an impossible choice.

Riveting, remarkably written, as well as rich in perplexing details, The Queen's Captive brings one of history's many fascinating as well as fraudulent durations to vibrant, ardent life.

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REVIEW: The Queens Captive is the third book in the Thornleigh series, following The Queens Lady as well as The Kings Daughter. The categorical protagonist Honor Thornleigh is vital in exile with her husband Richard in Antwerp when Sir William Cecil appears as well as asks which she assist as well as advise Elizabeth Tudor, who is imprisoned during Woodstock by her sister, Queen Mary.

Elizabeth is under suspicion of ancillary the Wyatt fighting behind as well as Cecil is fearful ! which th e immature princess will mangle under the constant harassment as well as doubt by her sisters councilors, which will give Mary the forgive she needs to govern her or which she will be quietly killed by an assassin. Hesitant to be thrust behind into the fire, though with their funds roughly down to nonexistence as well as with the promise of receiving the full pardon as well as the chance during moving behind home to England, Honor accepts the mission.

Having not examination the previous dual books in the array we suspicion we would be the little lost, though Kyle does the good pursuit during on condition which usually enough background report to get the reader by though without rewriting the final book. Now its singular which we deviating from usually straight chronological fiction as well as have usually examination one or dual chronological mysteries, so it took the bit of sitting behind as well as allowing my aptitude to run as well as usually let myself be entertained. And entertained we was, with great characters as well as an engaging plot Kyle is an writer we will be reading again!

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