Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace: The Pleasure Palace - Softcover

"History, love, lust, power, ambitions -- The Pleasure Palace is a pleasure indeed." -- Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boleyn

"It is this heroine that separates this book from the pack. The characters are subtle and well-drawn.." -- Publishers Weekly

"In the first in Emerson's series, it's hard to tell where reality ends and fiction begins. Rich and lushly detailed, teeming with passion and intrigue, this is a novel in which you can happily immerse yourself in another time and place." -- Kathe Robin, Romantic Times

A tale inspired by the life of a Tudor-era courtier finds young Jane Popyncourt tutoring the princess daughters of Henry VIII and catching the eye of the dashing Duke of Longueville, an association that leads the king to enlist her as a spy. Original. 35,000 first printing.