The Honey and the Sting

<p><b>'A lush, thrilling page-turner humming with its own exquisite dark beauty. I loved it!' </b>Eve Chase, author of<i> The Glass House</i><br><b>'Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller' </b><i>Times</i><br><br><b>The compelling, transfixing novel about the bond between three sisters from the author of<i> The Poison Bed<br></i></b><br><b>**PRE-ORDER <i>DISOBEDIENT</i><i>, </i>THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM ELIZABETH FREMANTLE**</b><br><i>_______</i><br><br><b><i>Three sisters.</i></b><br><b><i>Three secrets.</i></b><br><b><i>Three ways to fall . . .</i></b><br><br>George Villiers is rich, powerful and has the King's ear. Doctor's daughter Hester is a mere servant - to be cast aside when he has done with her, especially since she is pregnant.<br><br>Returning to her family, Hester vows that Villiers will never lay eyes on their son. She and her sisters Melis and Hope will protect the boy.<br><br>But Villiers is a man who will not be defied. He will claim his son - and the secret letters he believes Hester has stolen.<br><br>What can three defenceless women do against one very powerful man?<br><br><b>Yet secret letters are a weakness - and, in the right hands, a weapon . . .</b><br><i>_______</i><br><br><b>'Rich and fascinating' </b><i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>'Wonderfully inventive and darkly satisfying, this story of three sisters resonates with myth and mystery' </b>Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of <i>The Ashes of London</i><br><br> <b>'Gripping and page-turning. Propels a trio of vivid women towards their complex destinies . . . Hugely enjoyable' </b>V.B. Grey, author of the forthcoming <i>Tell Me How It Ends</i></p> <p><b>'A lush, thrilling page-turner humming with its own exquisite dark beauty. I loved it!' </b>Eve Chase, author of<i> The Glass House</i><br><b>'Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller' </b><i>Times</i><br><br><b>The compelling, transfixing novel about the bond between three sisters from the author of<i> The Poison Bed<br></i></b><br><b>**PRE-ORDER <i>DISOBEDIENT</i><i>, </i>THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM ELIZABETH FREMANTLE**</b><br><i>_______</i><br><br><b><i>Three sisters.</i></b><br><b><i>Three secrets.</i></b><br><b><i>Three ways to fall . . .</i></b><br><br>George Villiers is rich, powerful and has the King's ear. Doctor's daughter Hester is a mere servant - to be cast aside when he has done with her, especially since she is pregnant.<br><br>Returning to her family, Hester vows that Villiers will never lay eyes on their son. She and her sisters Melis and Hope will protect the boy.<br><br>But Villiers is a man who will not be defied. He will claim his son - and the secret letters he believes Hester has stolen.<br><br>What can three defenceless women do against one very powerful man?<br><br><b>Yet secret letters are a weakness - and, in the right hands, a weapon . . .</b><br><i>_______</i><br><br><b>'Rich and fascinating' </b><i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>'Wonderfully inventive and darkly satisfying, this story of three sisters resonates with myth and mystery' </b>Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of <i>The Ashes of London</i><br><br> <b>'Gripping and page-turning. Propels a trio of vivid women towards their complex destinies . . . Hugely enjoyable' </b>V.B. Grey, author of the forthcoming <i>Tell Me How It Ends</i></p>