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Even after her death, George Boleyn continues to fashion his sister Anne's son into a king in George's image. However, now 18, matters of state aren’t the only concerns of Henry IX. He has to decide between the French Princess Elizabeth and commoner, childhood friend Minuette although Minuette is secretly betrothed to Henry's advisor Dominic. Minuette also has another quest: to find out who killed her friend Alyce but sleuthing is becoming more dangerous. Meanwhile Henry's Catholic sister Mary and very intelligent sister Elizabeth are not going to be happy remaining merely decorative for long.
Remember my review of the first in this trilogy, [[The Boleyn King (Anne Boleyn Trilogy 1) by Laura Andersen|The Boleyn King by Laura Andersen]]? I liked the novel and was polite enough about it but I was a little snooty about the book blurb comparing Laura to [[:Category:Philippa Gregory|Philippa Gregory]]. It seems now that what the blurb author had done (and I hadn't) was to read further on in the series. I say that because this, Book 2, is a game changer. No murmurings from me about hist-fict-light this time. Ms Andersen proves an intricate a plotter as Dr Gregory or [[:CatergoryCategory:Elizabeth Fremantle|Elizabeth Fremantle]] and I'm more than happy with the result.
Laura mixes history with the extrapolations from the changes she's wrought upon the Tudor lineage to provide some fascinating situations and dilemmas. The main focus is a ménage a quartre with only two of the ménage realising there are quartre in it. If Henry follows his heart by not marrying Princess Elizabeth of France, England suffers. Indeed, if Henry follows his heart Minuette and Dominic also suffer but then if Henry ever realises that Dominic is involved he'll lose his best mate while Dominic could lose his head. How long can Dom and Minuette keep their secret? Wait and see…
