The Fallen Queen (55 page)

Passion, Treachery, Betrayal. The virgin queen has arrived …

A lustful king. A thirst for power. The terrible price of revenge …

Two sisters: united by blood, divided by the crown …

This is a work of historical fiction inspired by the lives of the Grey sisters—Jane, Katherine, and Mary. Certain details, events, locations, and characters have been altered, condensed, or invented.

The Tudor Wife

Mary and Elizabeth

The Court Affair

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First published in USA by Kensington Publishing Corp as
The Queen’s Rivals

Copyright © Brandy Purdy 2013

Cover photographs © Jeff Cottenden

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Brandy Purdy asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9781847563453

Ebook Edition ISBN: 9780007459018

Version: 2013-07-19

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