King James' Aversion

Royal Sagas #3

by Betty Younis

Wrongly imprisoned in the Tower of London and with her execution imminent, Henrietta, great grandniece of Queen Elizabeth and secret scion of King Henry's line, has entrusted her last hope – King Henry’s ruby cross - to the guard with kindness in his eyes. Will this mysterious stranger prove worthy of such blind trust? Will word reach the queen before the executioner's axe ends her life? All things hang in the balance for the de Greys, even the fate of Coudenoure itself as the Tudor line yields to the Stuarts, a family with no ancestral gratitude for everything the de Greys have sacrificed for the crown. Will this be the end of Coudenoure?

429 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2016

Reviews

[Robert Luginbill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part 3 is the best yet.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

No the story can't stop here!

When will book four be done; please let me know???. A book just can't end in sadness and greed!!

[kathleen r. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am just about all done with the Tudors, The "Roses", The Stuarts, and The Plantagenets. I have read so many of these books the subject matter has begun to wear thin. In this last saga by Betty Younis, she again hits it right, with accuracy and pretty good tone, but at a few times, the dialogue between the sentinel characters feels a little over-blown and flouncy. If this were a stage performance the words would perhaps not drag so much because the action explains and illuminates purpose, whereas in print it can sometimes be a stretch to make sense of "Anon, Yes, my beloved, No, I am prithely mightily besotted" and other pithy comments. A little goes a long way.
In terms of setting, I am also finished up with Courdenoure. It defies history to have this particular type of estate separated from surrounding developing populations, self-sustaining and still profitable for what seems to be endless generations. Each successive pairing/marrying seemed to be content to remain within the estate for everything, and yet Greenwich and surrounds was, in reality an area undergoing extreme repopulation of masses as more and more overcrowding in main London continued to decimate the population by crime, disease, critical food shortages, and poverty.
Still, the history is there and the story, although a little strained at times, does have a hopeful end.
But I'm switching off to a good Michael Chrichton for a change; after that there might be a revisitation to any author who plots for this century rather than the dim and quickly fading periods of history I have recently followed.
Talented authors all, and I have loved sharing their words. Few authors have managed to hold me for so many years. I am always a grateful and humble reader, aware I could never manage their art and craft. But Ms Younis and others have given me their gifts and I will always know myself not only to have been entertained but also to have been educated. My thanks.

[jeannette Dooley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jean38no

Most exciting . Immediately you are swept into Elizabethan. England .through her life and death as she mingled with the De Grey Clan of Coudenour. What happened to the inhabitants of the Coudenour Estate during the King James Stuart’s. Era. How their beloved aunt Ann was killed and a wedding interrupted and an estate taken from the De Grey Clan An estate Given to them by Henry VII and supported through every monarch since until Janes Stuart ,who thought the woman were witches ! You can’t put it down.!

[Tara Neale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good history...

Strong female characters enlightened for their age. Male leads devoted to their partners and way of life. Insight into the time period.

[Renise Moise · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was better than part 3. I enjoyed every page.

[Kim Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read, just not impressed with the abrupt ending that requires reading the next book

[ashbagash28 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five

The ending has me so worried! What’s going to happen to all the book?! Eeek! Makes me really hope the new girl gets what’s coming to her.

[Supreya Mahabir · Rating 4 out of 5]

A different take on Henry VIII's reign. More of a FICTION than Historical Fiction. A very well written story.

[Constance · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series

[Thomas Thompson]

I hope