The supporting characters are not given enough play, especially the colorful Tom Seymour and Thomas Wyatt. More books from this author: Kate Emerson. Parr is a drab hero, but Elizabeth's fierce loyalty to him, against all odds, makes the story appealing. At the King's Pleasure By Kate Emerson Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 23.99 PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster. As Catholic Mary's rule tears them apart, they must decide how much they are willing to risk for love and country. Happy for a while, Will and Elizabeth are upended by the unexpected death of the young king and the political turmoil that follows. After Henry dies, his heir, Edward, allows the couple to marry. Henry deems divorce acceptable for himself but is loathe to grant it for others. Married to his sixth wife, Kathryn Parr, many years his junior, Henry still has an eye for Elizabeth Brooke, but luckily for her, only briefly, since Elizabeth's in love with Parr's brother, Will, who loves her but already has a wife. Emerson's third in her series (after Between Two Queens) explores the tempestuous world of the Tudor court in the sunset of Henry VIII's reign.
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