Book description
The dashing Robert Carr is a well-known favourite of King James I and
he rises quickly through the ranks. But when he is married to the
cunning and beautiful child-bride, Frances Howard, a very dangerous
liaison changes everything.
Frances emerges as a headstrong force of nature - determined to have
her way, no matter what the cost. Her attempts to rid herself of an
unwanted husband, and later to ensnare a lukewarm lover, lead her deep
into the world of spell-makers and treachery. This is a woman to
underestimate at great peril. But when Robert finds himself ensnared
in one of Frances's plots he finally learns what she is truly capable of.
Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for
most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English
author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's
novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her
death in 1993.
