In the court of Queen Elizabeth I, romance and intrigue could cost more than a heart. It could cost a head. 1575: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, arrives at Kenilworth Castle--home of the Earl of Leicester. Leicester, who has long had ambitions to marry the Queen, knows this may be his very last chance to persuade her to marry him. .

"A novel of the Tudor court."--Cover. "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Bantam Press."--Verso.