To Shield the QueenIn this compelling debut of her historical mystery series, Fiona Buckley introduces Ursula Blanchard, a widowed young mother who has become lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I. Armed with a sharp eye, dangerous curiosity, and uncanny intelligence, Ursula pledges... To Shield the Queen Rumor has linked Queen Elizabeth I to her master of horse, Robin Dudley. As gossip would have it, only his ailing wife, Amy, prevents marriage between Dudley and the Queen. To quell the idle tongues at court, the Queen dispatches Ursula Blanchard to tend to the sick woman's needs. But not even Ursula can prevent the "accident" that takes Amy's life. Did she fall or was she pushed? Was Ursula a pawn of Dudley and the Queen? Suddenly Ursula finds herself at the center of the scandal, trying to protect Elizabeth as she loses her heart to a Frenchman who may be flirting with sedition against her Queen. She can trust no one, neither her lover nor her monarch, as she sets out to find the truth in a glittering court that conceals a wellspring of blood and lies. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 24 |
Section 3 | 37 |
Section 4 | 59 |
Section 5 | 76 |
Section 6 | 100 |
Section 7 | 110 |
Section 8 | 124 |
Section 11 | 176 |
Section 12 | 196 |
Section 13 | 211 |
Section 14 | 241 |
Section 15 | 265 |
Section 16 | 291 |
Section 17 | 315 |
Section 18 | 325 |