The heart wants what it wantsâ€¦Young, vivacious Mary Stuart is a widow for the first time before reaching the age of twenty-one.With her husband, the frail King of

Queen Honeypot

The heart wants what it wantsâ€¦

Young, vivacious Mary Stuart is a widow for the first time before reaching the age of twenty-one.

With her husband, the frail King of France, now gone, she returns to her native Scotland, eager to be loved once more.

What she finds is a dour, bleak kingdom occupied by suspicious fanatics, so far removed from the gallantries of the French court that it seems another world entirely.

A Catholic in a country of Protestants, Mary must rule over people who distrust her every move.

Still young, and in need of an heir, Mary looks forward to making a marriage that can give her some of the love she craves.

But her royal cousin Elizabeth, Queen of England, repeatedly vetoes proposed matches, seeking to maintain a measure of control over her younger sister.

Tired of having her options refuted, Mary allows herself to fall into a flirtation with the weak, drunken Lord Darnley, blinded to his failings by his pretty face and her desperate desire to feel loved.

Deliriously happy for a few short weeks following their marriage, Mary swiftly realises that Darnley is not who he first seemed.

Increasingly repulsed by Darnleyâ€™s touch, Mary is drawn towards the devil-may-care Bothwell, whose liaisons with women are many and never long-lived.

A relationship with Bothwell is forbidden, as both are married.

But neither can resistâ€¦

Surrounded by cunning, watchful men, Mary treads a dangerous path between being a queen and a woman, a ruler and a lover â€” all too conscious that everywhere she turns traitors are waiting, swords in hand, for her downfall.

Praise for Philip Lindsay

'A compelling historical drama.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code

Philip Lindsay (1906â€“1958) was an Australian writer, who mostly wrote historical novels. He was the son of Norman Lindsay, an Australian artist. His novels often treated his subject matter in a dark fashion, with his central characters depicted as brooding, depressed, or disturbed characters. In addition, he did some work for the film industry. He was one of a team of writers on Song of Freedom and Under the Red Robe, and was a technical advisor on The Private Life of Henry VIII.
Country USA
Manufacturer Lume Books
Binding Kindle Edition
IsAdultProduct
ReleaseDate 2016-07-04

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Lume Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
IsAdultProduct
ReleaseDate	2016-07-04

Queen Honeypot

Praise for Philip Lindsay

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