Blood Royal

The rise and collapse of the Boleyn family! Perfect for fans of Amy Licence, Isolde Martyn, Sandra Byrd and Anne R Bailey. Pride comes before a fall... Tudor England When Thomas Boleyn, grandson of a cloth merchant, married Elizabeth Howard, daughter of the Earl of Surrey, he was forging an alliance destined to serve his ambition. Of the children born of their loveless union only three survive; George, Mary and Anne. As soon as they are of age Thomas, now knighted and Ambassador for King Henry VIII, places them at royal courts in France and the Low Countries to be seen and educated in all aspects of courtly life. The beguiling Mary, in the naive belief she is fulfilling her cruel father's ambition of gaining royal favour, becomes the French king's mistress before catching the roving eye of King Henry himself. At the court of the French Queen, Anne blossoms in beauty and grace. On her return to England all are struck by her radiance, none more so than King Henry himself. With her sister Mary in disgrace, cast out by her family for bearing Henry's child, Anne determinedly holds on to her virtue. But Thomas Boleyn's ambitions will end up having disastrous consequences. No matter how faithful Anne is, nothing will stop King Henry VIII from getting the male heir he desires ... and she is destined to pay the ultimate price. BLOOD ROYAL is a historical novel set in Tudor England and following the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn and her family.