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The complete Six Tudor Queens short-story collection by acclaimed historian and Sunday Times best-selling author, Alison Weir.

Behind every great king stands a queen. And behind every queen, the whole court watches on....

Over the years of his reign, six different women took their place beside King Henry VIII of England as his wife and queen.

But the real stories of the six Tudor queens belong to those who lived among them. Played out in glittering palaces and whispering courts, these are tales of the people who loved and served these women, and those who lied and betrayed them.

Collected together for the first time, In the Shadow of Queens reveals 13 startling stories from the Tudor court, told by those at the very heart of that world.

Groundbreaking truth. Breathtaking fiction.

The complete Six Tudor Queens short-story collection by acclaimed historian and Sunday Times best-selling author, Alison Weir.

Behind every great king stands a queen. And behind every queen, the whole court watches on....

Over the years of his reign, six different women took their place beside King Henry VIII of England as his wife and queen.

But the real stories of the six Tudor queens belong to those who lived among them. Played out in glittering palaces and whispering courts, these are tales of the people who loved and served these women, and those who lied and betrayed them.

Collected together for the first time, In the Shadow of Queens reveals 13 startling stories from the Tudor court, told by those at the very heart of that world.

Groundbreaking truth. Breathtaking fiction.

In the grand tradition of Josephine Cox, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, comes an unstoppable and enthralling new standalone saga from Jennie Felton.

She always knew a piece of her heart was missing....

Cecile has been raised to a life of privilege at Polruan House, by her widowed father and aunt. Now she's of age, they are determined that she make a proper match, but Cecile's heart belongs to their coachman, Sam - most definitely not suitable marriage material.

When Sam turns to his friend, smuggler Zach Carver, for help eloping with Cecile, Zach tells of a recent encounter with Lise, a beautiful but poor girl in St Ives, who is the mirror image of Cecile.

So a daring plan is born to briefly swap the girls. But bringing Cecile and Lise together will uncover an astonishing family secret of a bold escape from a loveless marriage, a treacherous shipwreck and a sister thought lost to the sea long ago....

In the grand tradition of Josephine Cox, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, comes an unstoppable and enthralling new standalone saga from Jennie Felton.

She always knew a piece of her heart was missing....

Cecile has been raised to a life of privilege at Polruan House, by her widowed father and aunt. Now she's of age, they are determined that she make a proper match, but Cecile's heart belongs to their coachman, Sam - most definitely not suitable marriage material.

When Sam turns to his friend, smuggler Zach Carver, for help eloping with Cecile, Zach tells of a recent encounter with Lise, a beautiful but poor girl in St Ives, who is the mirror image of Cecile.

So a daring plan is born to briefly swap the girls. But bringing Cecile and Lise together will uncover an astonishing family secret of a bold escape from a loveless marriage, a treacherous shipwreck and a sister thought lost to the sea long ago....

Read by Alex McKenna, Carlotta Brentan, Ewan Chung, Joe Knezevich, Lauren Fortgang, Stacey Glemboski and Susan Dalian.

Everyone has those friends. Doesn't matter how long it's been, or how badly they've behaved, or how late it is when that call finally comes - you show up. No questions asked. There's something so beautiful about that kind of unconditional love. It can turn ugly, though....

Ten years after graduation, a group of friends plan a reunion in a remote house in upstate New York.

It isn't a bachelor party, as they've led one of their friends to believe, but instead an intervention for an escalating drug addiction. They lost one member of their friendship group in college, and they'll do anything to make sure that doesn't happen again....

But from the moment they arrive, something doesn't feel right. The local community doesn't like outsiders, and they're especially hostile to this group. And with so much shared history between old friends, it's inevitable that a secret or two will slip out over the course of the weekend.

And one of them will lead to murder.

From New York Times best-selling author Kimberly McCreight comes an gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Allie Reynolds and Sarah Pearse.

Read by Alex McKenna, Carlotta Brentan, Ewan Chung, Joe Knezevich, Lauren Fortgang, Stacey Glemboski and Susan Dalian.

Everyone has those friends. Doesn't matter how long it's been, or how badly they've behaved, or how late it is when that call finally comes - you show up. No questions asked. There's something so beautiful about that kind of unconditional love. It can turn ugly, though....

Ten years after graduation, a group of friends plan a reunion in a remote house in upstate New York.

It isn't a bachelor party, as they've led one of their friends to believe, but instead an intervention for an escalating drug addiction. They lost one member of their friendship group in college, and they'll do anything to make sure that doesn't happen again....

But from the moment they arrive, something doesn't feel right. The local community doesn't like outsiders, and they're especially hostile to this group. And with so much shared history between old friends, it's inevitable that a secret or two will slip out over the course of the weekend.

And one of them will lead to murder.

From New York Times best-selling author Kimberly McCreight comes an gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Allie Reynolds and Sarah Pearse.

Packed hilarity and heartbreak, this new novel from best-selling Author Olivia Beirne follows two estranged sisters who learn more about each other from a house swap than they ever expected.... Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary and Marian Keyes.

You can learn a lot about someone when you swap houses....

Twins Katy and Rebecca don't know much about each other's lives anymore.

Rebecca thinks that Katy is a high-flying event planner in London, while Katy thinks that Rebecca lives in idyllic marital bliss in the countryside.

Each sister believes the other has created a perfect life - but the truth is that neither twin has the life she pretends she does.

And when these sisters unexpectedly swap houses for a week, they're in for a big shock.

But it might just be the wake-up call they've both been waiting for....

Packed hilarity and heartbreak, this new novel from best-selling Author Olivia Beirne follows two estranged sisters who learn more about each other from a house swap than they ever expected.... Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary and Marian Keyes.

You can learn a lot about someone when you swap houses....

Twins Katy and Rebecca don't know much about each other's lives anymore.

Rebecca thinks that Katy is a high-flying event planner in London, while Katy thinks that Rebecca lives in idyllic marital bliss in the countryside.

Each sister believes the other has created a perfect life - but the truth is that neither twin has the life she pretends she does.

And when these sisters unexpectedly swap houses for a week, they're in for a big shock.

But it might just be the wake-up call they've both been waiting for....

Twenty-four hours after leaving his cell he was dead. Can she find out why?

When a man is found savagely 'crucified' amidst a murky swamp in northern Australia, detective Dana Russo and her team are called to a shocking scene. The victim is a convicted rapist, just released from prison, who years earlier committed an atrocious crime yards from where he was killed.

Who murdered him - and why? With several potential leads, the investigation quickly becomes more complex and sinister than anyone imagined. And Dana realises she'll have to confront her own troubled past to understand the true motives of the killer....

A twisting, compelling and utterly haunting new novel from the international best-seller, perfect for fans of Jane Harper's The Dry and Chris Hammer's Scrublands.

Twenty-four hours after leaving his cell he was dead. Can she find out why?

When a man is found savagely 'crucified' amidst a murky swamp in northern Australia, detective Dana Russo and her team are called to a shocking scene. The victim is a convicted rapist, just released from prison, who years earlier committed an atrocious crime yards from where he was killed.

Who murdered him - and why? With several potential leads, the investigation quickly becomes more complex and sinister than anyone imagined. And Dana realises she'll have to confront her own troubled past to understand the true motives of the killer....

A twisting, compelling and utterly haunting new novel from the international best-seller, perfect for fans of Jane Harper's The Dry and Chris Hammer's Scrublands.