Anyone out there a Jane Feather fan? While I haven’t followed her like I do some, I have enjoyed a few by her. Her latest, All the Queen’s Players sounds really interesting. And she has another coming in June 2011, A Wedding Wager. So watch out for it. Or you can pre-order a copy at Amazon today. I like to do that so I get the best price possible. :-)
ALL THE QUEEN’S PLAYERS by JANE FEATHER
At Queen Elizabeth’s palace, intrigue abounds. And when a naive girl with a gift for keen observation enters the court, she can hardly imagine the role she will play in bringing England—indeed, the whole of Europe—to the brink of war. Nor can she foresee her own journey to the brink of ecstasy and beyond. . . .
When she becomes a junior lady of Queen Elizabeth’s bedchamber, Rosamund is instructed by her cousin, the brilliant and devious secretary of state Sir Francis Walsingham, to record everything she observes. Her promised reward: a chance at a good marriage. But through her brother Thomas, Rosamund finds herself drawn to the forbidden, rough-and-tumble world of theatre, and to Thomas’s friend, the dramatic, impetuous playwright Christopher Marlowe. And then Rosamund meets Will Creighton—a persuasive courtier, poet, and would-be playwright who is the embodiment of an unsuitable match.
The unsanctioned relationship between Rosamund and Will draws the wrath of Elizabeth, who prides herself on being the Virgin Queen. Rosamund is sent in disgrace to a remote castle that holds Elizabeth’s cousin Mary Stuart, the imprisoned Queen of Scots. Here, Walsingham expects Rosamund to uncover proof of a plot against Elizabeth. But surely, nothing good can come of putting an artless girl in such close proximity to so many seductive players and deceptive games. Unless, of course, Rosamund can discover an affinity for passion and intrigue herself. . . .
Pocket has a lot of great titles this month, and we will certainly be showcasing those but January’s release of Jane Feather’s historical is the highlight for us. Check it out. And get your copy of All the Queen’s Players today!
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I liked all the Queen’s Players. It was not a typical romance. And it needed an additional 300 pages to fully develop the characters and the time period. Given the additional pages this would have been a great book…a 5 hankie special beckoning back to the great bodice rippers of the late 70′s and early 80′s. As was it was a good read and made one think about the time.
I am a fan of Jane Feather. She takes chances that many authors especially romance authors never take in their novels. It’s not all lightness and romance or the normal heroine meets hero, they face adversity, jump into bed a few times, get married and live happily ever after. If you are looking for that type novel this isn’t it. There are dark undercurrents, no real right and wrong and our heroine – well let’s just the ending is bittersweet. Worth the read despite two annoying small details gotten wrong in the first 100 pages. As to the crying..1 hanky.
Lyndsey, thanks for sharing! I haven’t had a chance to read it yet. I have often wondered if authors are limiting themselves some in the historical genre trying to keep from over working a book. As a reader I like details (interesting ones) but I don’t think I’d care for the drone of details. More action, dialogue, etc. Longer, more in-depth books, without the monotony. You agree?