Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson

Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson

Beautiful. Seductive. Innocent. Jane Popyncourt was brought to the court as a child to be ward of the king and a companion to his daughters the princesses Margaret and Mary. With no money of her own, Jane could not hope for a powerful marriage, or perhaps even marriage at all. But as she grows into a lovely young woman, she still receives flattering attention from the virile young men flocking to serve the handsome new king, Henry VI, who has recently married Catherine of Aragon. Then a dashing French prisoner of war, cousin to the king of France, is brought to London, and Jane finds she cannot help giving some of her heart and more to a man she can never marry. But the Tudor court is filled with dangers as well as seductions, and there are mysteries surrounding Jane's birth that have made her deadly enemies. Can she cultivate her beauty and her amorous wiles to guide her along a perilous path and bring her at last to happiness?

Basing her gripping tale on the life of the real Jane Popyncourt, gifted author Kate Emerson brings the Tudor monarchs, their family, and their courtiers to brilliant life in this vibrant new novel.

Kate Emerson attended Bates College and Old Dominion University after being born in Liberty, New York. She currently resides in the town of Wilton, Maine. She belongs to a number of professional groups, including the Historical Novel Society, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and others. Emerson also writes a mystery series set in Scotland under the name Kaitlyn Dunnett. With her husband and three cats, she currently resides in rural Western Maine. KathyLynnEmerson.com is her website.