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In the Tudor age, ambition, power and charismatic allure are essential and Catherine Howard has plenty of all three. Not to mention her loyal best friend, Kitty Tylney, to help cover her tracks. Kitty, the abandoned youngest daughter of minor aristocracy, owes everything to Cat – where she is, what she is, even who she is. Friend, flirt, and self-proclaimed Queen of Misrule, Cat reigns supreme in a loyal court of girls under the none-too-watchful eye of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk.
When Cat worms her way into the heart of Henry VIII and becomes Queen of England, Kitty is thrown into the intoxicating Tudor Court. It’s a world of glittering jewels and elegant costumes, of gossip and deception. As the Queen’s right-hand-woman, Kitty goes from the girl nobody noticed to being caught between two men – the object of her affection and the object of her desire.
But the atmosphere of the court turns from dazzling to deadly, and Kitty is forced to learn the difference between trust and loyalty, love and lust, secrets and treason. And to accept the consequences when some lessons are learned too late.
When Cat worms her way into the heart of Henry VIII and becomes Queen of England, Kitty is thrown into the intoxicating Tudor Court. It’s a world of glittering jewels and elegant costumes, of gossip and deception. As the Queen’s right-hand-woman, Kitty goes from the girl nobody noticed to being caught between two men – the object of her affection and the object of her desire.
But the atmosphere of the court turns from dazzling to deadly, and Kitty is forced to learn the difference between trust and loyalty, love and lust, secrets and treason. And to accept the consequences when some lessons are learned too late.
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King Henry VIII's life is certainly one of the most fascinating in history. But this novel delves into the life of one of King Henry's less explored wives-- Catherine Howard. I was particularly fascinated with this book as our family name is Howard! You'll should definitely put this one your To Be Read List! It comes out May 15, 2012 from Viking!
And in case you don't want to wait until May 15-- so long, I know! We're giving you an opportunity to win your very own advanced copy! See below for giveaway details.
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I love the cover for this!! + it has history!!
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I don't have a favourite time period. It's more along the lines of the plot that grabs at me.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway!
New to me but sounds awesome! Thanks for the giveaway too. I'm not too into historical reads but I do find King VIII's story really interesting.
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I do like the time period that Clockwork Prince takes place during.
DeleteI love the cover! I love Victorian times! Just a great time as the world was really changing then!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a lot of historical fiction.. Mostly just a few about the holocaust which is a wonderful and terribly sad Period to read about. But I love history and actually the tudors happen to be some of my favorite historical people so if I had to choose a time period it would be then using their reign. Although I like Elizabeth much more than Henry
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a lot of historical fiction.. Mostly just a few about the holocaust which is a wonderful and terribly sad Period to read about. But I love history and actually the tudors happen to be some of my favorite historical people so if I had to choose a time period it would be then using their reign. Although I like Elizabeth much more than Henry
ReplyDeleteOoh, I can't wait to read this. Catherine Howard is my second favorite of Good Ol' Henry's wives, after Anne Boleyn, and she does not tend to feature heavily in most historical fictions :P
ReplyDeleteAnd in answer to the raffle question: my favorite historical period to read about is the Regency era. There's just a certain amount of elegance and romance to it, even when mixed with the gritty realities that all humans face.
ReplyDeleteI love Victorian and Elizabethan periods
ReplyDeleteI haven't actually read any historical fiction yet, but I LOVED Dearly Departed which was futuristic victorian :)
ReplyDeleteVictorian period, definitely.
ReplyDeleteI love the time period that clockwork prince takes place in (:
ReplyDeleteHenry VIII/Elizabeth I and the French Revolution!
ReplyDeleteI love reading about the regency era. I love historical romance.
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This one sounds really cool! Nice pick, and thanks for the giveaway ;)
ReplyDeleteAlso, most of the historical fiction I read takes place in Victorian England, so I guess that's probably my favorite!
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This sounds great! I like reading about any time period as long as the book is well written, but I do tend to like the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries a lot. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThe Victorian Era.
ReplyDeleteHmm.....I've read several. But my favorite would have to be the 1500s to 1700s. King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth I in all. :D
ReplyDeleteThis book looks so interesting! I can't wait to read it. The cover is amazIng and I love historical fiction <3
ReplyDeleteMy fave historical time period would have to be the Victorian era because it's an era wrapped with mystery and magic in most YA taking place in that time period.
ReplyDeleteOh and I love the Victorian period after reading the Infernal Devices series!
ReplyDeleteMy fav period is around the late 1800's and early 1900's. I love that time period.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what the exact time period is but when Elizabeth I was Queen and on her way to becoming queen, loving reading about her!
ReplyDeleteThis was my WoW post today!!!! I absolutely LOVE Henry IIIV and all of his wives :) I honestly like reading about the Tudor court the most out of any historical time period. I have TONS of books about the Tudors and Queen Elizabeth I etc.. who was Henry's daughter with Anne Boleyn!!! :D
ReplyDeleteThe Victorian period is my favorite
ReplyDeleteHmmph..If it's Historical Fiction..I could definitely say I'm up for it..
ReplyDeleteThe time I love most if of the Kings and Queens, Regency era or 1700-1800..:D
Thanks for the giveaway. I actually haven't read too much historical fiction. I will say that I like the time period that Jane Austen novels are set in. I just can't remember what the exact time period is :/
ReplyDeleteEr, I'm not that great at history...so I'll be vague & say anywhere from 1700-1920s is what I most enjoy reading about. :)
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I haven't read that much historical fiction... but I like the 1800's :)
ReplyDeleteOoo probably 18th and 19th century
ReplyDeleteI love the time period from the late 1800s to the early 1900s
ReplyDeleteThe Regency Period :)
ReplyDeleteDefs Victorian! but I guess Roman Empire stuff works as well
ReplyDeleteI like to read about either things from victorian times, or more recent times like the 1920's>
ReplyDeleteI love reading about the Victorian era (or mid to late 19th century in the rest of the world). =) But I also enjoying reading about the Elizabethan era and early 20th century (1900s-1940s).
ReplyDeleteMy favorite time period wavers between Victorian England, and the Tudor Age. I find both of them fascinating periods, and I LOVE the clothes.
ReplyDeleteFavorite time period to read, hmmm... well I read a lot of Victorian Era because there is so much out there. But I recently read a book that dealt with Post WWII America (What I Saw and How I Lied) it was awesome! Very Mad Men-esque:) Thanks for the giveaway, I've been wanting read this and the cover is to die for:)
ReplyDeleteI love all the Era's but I adore 1700-1800s and Early 1900s :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't really read a whole lot of Historical Fiction but I really enjoyed The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn. I have always wanted to learn more about the reign of Henry VIII
ReplyDeleteI love anything Victorian! - Esp. Libba Bray's series. But after reading Grave Mercy - I'm getting into some French historical fiction and I like the ones that are going farther back in time.
ReplyDeletethe roman era
ReplyDeleteand victorinan era
I love Victorian sooo much! :)
ReplyDeleteI love reading anything from The Civil War (Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson is my fav.), but am gaining interest in the Victorian Period.
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