Waiting on | The Queen’s Governess by Karen Harper
Title: The Queen’s Governess
Author: Karen Harper
Publication date: January ’10
Genre: Historical
A fresh and intriguing historical novel told in the voice of Queen Elizabeth I’s governess.
Katherine Ashley, the daughter of a poor country squire, happily secures an education and a place for herself in a noble household. But when Thomas Cromwell, a henchman for King Henry VIII, brings her to the royal court as a spy, Kat enters into a thrilling new world of the Tudor monarchs.
Freed from a life of espionage by Cromwell’s downfall, Kat eventually befriends Anne Boleyn. As a dying favor to the doomed queen, Kat becomes governess and surrogate-mother to the young Elizabeth Tudor. Together they suffer bitter exile, assassination attempts, and imprisonment, barely escaping with their lives. But they do, and when Elizabeth is crowned, Kat continues to serve her, faithfully guarding all the queen’s secrets (including Elizabeth’s affair with the dashing Robert Dudley) . . . and ultimately emerging as the lifelong confidante and true mother-figure to Queen Elizabeth.
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I’ve read the first three books in Karen Harper’s Queen Elizabeth I mystery series in which governess Kat Ashely is a prominent character. I have the other six books in the series which I’m looking forward to reading along with The Queen’s Governess. They are fun, light-hearted mysteries solved by Queen Elizabeth I and a close group of confidants.
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Interesting. I would have never thought about Elizabeth I’s governess.
This looks excellent. But so far its not on Kindle.
Check back right before or after the release date and I’m betting you’ll find a Kindle edition. That’s what I’m hoping for.