On the 5th Day of Christmas…

On the Fifth day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me… the chance to win a 3 book pack: ‘In a Treacherous Court’, ‘Keeper of the King’s Secrets’ & ‘In Defence of the Queen’.

To be in the running to win this fabulous book pack, leave a comment after this post.

Conditions of Entry

For your chance to win, you must be subscribed to On the Tudor Trail’s newsletter (if you are not already, sign up on our homepage where it says ‘Free Newsletter Subscription’).

Then simply leave a comment after this post between now and 26 December 2014. Don’t forget to leave your name and a contact email. Please note that I have comment moderation activated and need to ‘approve’ comments before they appear. There is no need to submit your comment twice.

This giveaway is open internationally.

One winner will be randomly selected and contacted by email shortly after the competition closes. Please ensure you’ve added natalie@onthetudortrail.com to your address book to avoid missing my email.

Good luck!

Find Out More

About the Author

Michelle Diener writes historical fiction and fantasy. Having worked in publishing and IT, she’s now very happy crafting new worlds and interesting characters and wondering which part of the world she can travel to next.

Michelle was born in London, grew up in South Africa and currently lives in Australia with her husband and two children.

About In a Treacherous Court:

Henry VIII’s most lethal courtier and his newly appointed artist become the only thing keeping him on the throne – and if they survive, neither will ever be the same.

John Parker is one of Henry VIII most useful courtiers — utterly merciless and completely loyal. But one small favour for his King will pull Parker into a deadly plot against the throne, one that will test his courage, his resolve, and most especially, his heart.

A commission from Henry VIII should have been the crowning achievement of Susanna Horenbout’s career, but before the beautiful and talented artist even sets foot in England, she finds herself in possession of a secret that could change its history. With Parker as her only protection against killers who will stop at nothing to silence her, Susanna has to trust the dangerous, enigmatic courtier. She’s used to fighting in a man’s world, but she never expected to be fighting for her life.

About In Defense of the Queen:

An artist never betrays her patron . . . especially one of the world’s most powerful kings.

Susanna Horenbout has learned this lesson from the cradle. But when she receives a letter from her father telling her to do just that, she faces a dilemma. Betray Henry VIII, or carry out the request of her father’s employer, Margaret of Austria, and pass secret information to Henry’s queen, Katherine of Aragon.

Caught between the machinations of her husband and her nephew, the Emperor Charles, Queen Katherine needs all the allies she can get. But what can Susanna really do to help her, and even if she does, will it be enough?

Susanna and her betrothed, Parker——one of Henry’s most trusted courtiers——balance on the knife’s edge of treason as they try to make sense of both international and domestic conspiracies. Sometimes, it’s better the enemy you know . . .

About Keeper of the King’s Secrets:

Susanna Horenbout’s chance meeting with a jeweler from Antwerp pulls her and her betrothed, courtier John Parker, into a deadly plot against the King. Ever since Henry VIII’s sister Mary gave him the spectacular Mirror of Naples, part of the French Crown Jewels, the King of France has been plotting to get it back.

After the French king is captured in battle, the secret deal struck for the jewel’s return is in jeopardy—and French agents in London are taking matters into their own hands. But the powerful Duke of Norfolk has caught wind of the secret deal and sees the planned theft as an opportunity to rid himself of a hated rival at court—even if it means plunging England into an unwinnable war with France.

As Susanna and John Parker desperately search for the jewel, trying to stay one step ahead of the French, they’re swept into a power struggle with men who will crush any obstacle to get what they want. And with the fate of a nation in the balance, they must figure out where the Mirror of Naples is hidden—before it’s too late…

For more information please visit Michelle Diener’s website here.

 

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Comments

  1. Debbie Warila says:

    These books look wonderful. 🙂

  2. Melanie Burnell says:

    Looking forward to.buying and reading these books or hopefully win the competition xxx

  3. This would be a welcomed read!!!!

  4. Lynne Hutchinson says:

    Intrigue in the Tudor court….lovely!

  5. Michelle Bollig says:

    These books sound amazing. Thank you for the opportunity to win. 🙂

  6. Anne Crabb says:

    What a wonderful opportunity to discover an author new to me!

  7. lynne switalla says:

    These three books would be great for my holiday reading

  8. Emelia Jane says:

    Ohhh oh oh I would love to win this!!! It would make my christmas and they seem such interesting reads!!!!

  9. Yet another lovely prize. I would enjoy reading these works.

  10. Aly Stott says:

    Can never read enough books on this era!

  11. Wow could do with another good read during my christmas break for university !!!

  12. Your books look truly amazing and very intriguing, I look forward to hopefully reading them very soon!
    Thanks, Ciara.

  13. Linda Senne says:

    Oooh! These all look so exciting to read! Winter is a great time to curl up with a good story and get lost in history 🙂

  14. Michael Leaver says:

    I’m not a huge reader of fiction…Personally I prefer the facts but these books sound amazing and belong in every Tudor fans wishlist

  15. Victoria Negrete says:

    Me again.

  16. kirstie vaughan says:

    Am loving your calender this year 🙂 These sound like a great read x

  17. crystal navedo says:

    Those books sound amazing! !

  18. I am in love with this website! I check it several times daily!

  19. Karin van de Konijnenburg says:

    It is nice to win a free book but to win three books in one go …….. it would be absolutely great. Especially when the subject is the Tudors.

  20. Sally Bowman says:

    These sound like an awesome read!

  21. Electa Vonhoff says:

    your site is fabulous

  22. Sue Crawford says:

    Perfect choice to snuggle up with during long cold winter evenings

  23. Rita Barrafato says:

    Oooooohhh what gorgeous book covers! Would love to win these 🙂

  24. Michelle Dunnett says:

    Looks like a very interesting book

  25. Would love to read In Defense of the Queen!

  26. Tere Bueno says:

    They look so interesting, I need more books for my TudorLibrary *-*

  27. Thank you so much for the givaway! Means so much to me, here in the US, hope to visit England in the 4 years and visit a lot of places you talk about! Especially want to see where Queen Anne is laid to rest! ?

  28. Elaine Maul says:

    Sounds fascinating. I initially thought that perhaps Susanna Horenbout was a fictional character as it seemed odd that a woman would be a Court painter but having Googled her name, I now know otherwise!

    I’d love to win this book now 🙂

  29. Hilary Bridewell says:

    I would love these books to read at Christmas, I live in France so finding any books on Anne is very difficult.

  30. fingers crossed

  31. I am really excited about this giveaway. What an amazing prize.

  32. I am so excited for the giveaways!! 🙂 This one in particular is fascinating! Fingers crossed!

  33. This would be a superb prize. She is an excellent author!!!! Fingers crossed!!!!!

  34. I love the Tudor history since I was in grade school, so fascinating!

  35. Leslie Blue says:

    They all sound interesting.

  36. This is a generous give-away, a 3 book pack, and they all sound a very intriguing read. Would dearly love to find them in my stocking!!

  37. It’s fantastic give away! Books sounds lovely and awesome. I’ve never heard about Michelle Diener before, in Poland only Alice Weir, Anne O’Brien and Philippa Gregory are published >:

  38. Alana Bates says:

    I’ve not read this author, I’d love to win 😀

  39. Love these covers. The last dress is gorgeous. Thanks for a great giveaway!!

  40. These look amazing!

  41. Melissa McGlashan says:

    i am not familiar with these books. they look very interesting. I must check them out!

  42. Nikki Johnson says:

    Ooh! Winter reading! Looks fantastic.

  43. Charisse Lewis says:

    I’m so excited about all the Christmas giveaways!!! It would be so Awesome to win this 3 book package!!

  44. Diane Marceau says:

    Would love, love, love these!

  45. Karen DuBois says:

    These books look amazing!!! Even if I don’t win these I’m going out to purchase them.

  46. I would love to curl up on my couch next to my Christmas tree and dig into these books! 🙂

  47. Brandy Violette says:

    I would love to read theses books!

  48. Devon Marie says:

    These books look fascinating. I would love to add them to my growing Tudor themed library.

  49. Mandy Witts-Vinup says:

    These look intriguing. ..love a series of different plots involving on character. Have not had the honour of delving into this author yet….so will be a nice introduction. ..

  50. Would love to have more books about my favorite period in history!