Jane the Quene: 1 (Seymour Saga)

One of the Best Books of 2016 - Open Letters Monthly; Finalist 2016 Novel of the Year - Underground Book Reviews; Semi-Finalist - 2017 M.M. Bennetts AwardAll Jane Seymour wants is a husband; but when she catches the eye of a volatile king she is pulled deep into the Tudor courts realm of plot and intrigue....England. 1535. Jane Seymour is 27 years old and increasingly desperate to marry and secure her place in the world. When the court visits Wolf Hall the Seymour ancestral manor Jane has the perfect opportunity to shine: her diligence efficiency and newfound poise are sure to finally attract a suitor.Meanwhile King Henry VIII is 45 and increasingly desperate for an heir. He changed his countrys religion to leave his first wife a princess of Spain for Anne Boleyn -- but she too has failed to provide a son. As Henry begins to fear he is cursed Jane Seymours honesty and innocence conjure in him the hope of redemption. Thomas Cromwell an ambitious clerk whose political prowess keeps the Kings changing desires satisfied sees in Jane Seymour the perfect answer to the unrest threatening England: he engineers the plot that ends with Jane becoming the Kings third wife. For Jane who believes herself virtuous and her actions justified miscarriages early in her marriage shake her confidence. How can a woman who has committed no wrong bear the guilt of how she unseated her predecessor?