Mary Howard has always lived in the shadow of her powerful family. But when she's married off to Henry Fitzroy, King Henry VIII's illegitimate son, she rockets into the Tudor court's inner circle. Mary and "Fitz" join a tight clique of rebels who test the boundaries of court's strict rules with their games, dares, and flirtations. The more Mary gets to know Fitz, the harder she falls for him, but is forbidden from seeing him alone. The rules of court were made to be pushed...but pushing them too far means certain death. Is true love worth dying for?
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Today, for one day only, if you leave a comment--any number between 3 and 512--I will reply with one sentence from that page of the book!
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ReplyDelete"Give her a kiss, Your Grace!" Wyatt says.
Delete178. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteGreenwich, January 1535.
DeleteWell hell. I want another go. Or can I make up my own? ;)
DeleteMaybe there are too many section breaks in this book? And absolutely make up your own! Beheadings? Treason? So much to choose from...
Delete508! :-)
ReplyDelete"The only way to survive is to follow the king's wishes."
Delete15. My favorite number.
ReplyDeleteThen you get an extra long one. :)
DeleteThe thought of getting into bed with a complete stranger makes me feel as if my skin is creeping with a thousand tiny feet.
28 =) Me, my brother, and my sister-in-law were all born on the 28th of different months, so it is supposed to be my family's lucky number...
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you came back Crissie!
Delete28 is another section break, so I'll give you the last line from the page before:
I wanted that kiss.
22!
ReplyDelete"It's not you parading yourself in front of the most important men in the court."
Delete214!!!
ReplyDeleteAnother section break! But the next page begins with:
DeleteThere is no reply.
67!
ReplyDelete"What you really need to do," Margaret explains, "is not to make him fall in love with you, but to find out if you are in love with him."
Delete227
ReplyDeleteI can smell the City on him, but also his own scent--cool and clean like the first breath of wind after a hot day.
Delete372... I have a feeling about this page being epic!
ReplyDeleteIt's the beginning of the end, Desiree!
Delete"You are summoned by order of the king to present yourself to the Privy Council."
73
ReplyDeleteLady Shelton has the appearance of someone who is afraid that ghosts may come and haunt her.
Delete4!
ReplyDeleteIt appears I'm marrying someone quite a bit more attractive.
Delete109!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'll give you two sentences, Hope!
DeleteI groan and turn to the tapestry behind us, wanting to press my face into the woven Adriatic. Maybe I can drown in it.
Madge pushes me into the chamber. "Go make him love you."
ReplyDelete333!
ReplyDeleteHis voice, like the scrape of sugar at the bottom of the bowl, invites confidences.
Delete432.
ReplyDeleteThis is another section break, Zoe, so I'll give you the first line on the next page:
DeleteI spend my days avoiding my father as much as I can.
468, if you please.
ReplyDeleteThere are only three words on this page:
DeleteBut he does.
I am super excited to get to page 468 now! "But he does", what? I also wanted to say I love the cover, it's GORGEOUS, congratulations.
DeleteThanks, Wilhelmina! I love it, too--I so badly want a necklace with that pendant on it. :) I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of BRAZEN (and page 468).
DeletePS--LOVE your avatar.
Thank you! I was obsessed with everything Queen Elizabeth when I was ten, but when I learned her mother was beheaded for witchcraft I quickly switched to being obsessed with King Henry's wives. I have read so much about Anne Boleyn I feel like she is an old friend, but Anne of Cleves is my favorite. Do you have a favorite?
DeleteI have a special fondness for Anne of Cleves, too! She always seemed like the lucky one, to me.
Delete339!
ReplyDelete"That man knows something," Margaret says. "Or he wouldn't be asking questions."
Delete443! Thank you for sharing and teasing us all. And of course the amazing giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Misti! It's been so much fun. How about this one:
DeleteWe feast on rich food and one another's company until the sun is well and truly set and the stars appear overhead and the summer night washes us clean of everything but hope.
417! Also, thank you for this giveaway! What a cool idea.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! And good choice.
DeleteThese bloody days have broken my heart.
276 :D Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
Delete"Expectations aren't all they're cracked up to be."
86. I can't wait for June so I can add this to the others.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're looking forward to it, Sarah!
DeleteThe two of us together cause a wave of bows and curtsies, parting the crowd like the prow of a ship.