Karen Harper 
The Queen”s Governess 

”I could not fathom they were going to kill the queen. Nor could I bear to witness Anne Boleyn”s beheading…”
As a favour to a doomed queen, Kat Ashley agrees to become governess and confidante to the young Elizabeth Tudor. Together they suffer bitter exile, assassination attempts, and imprisonment, barely escaping with their reputations and their lives intact. But when Elizabeth is eventually crowned, Kat continues to serve her, faithfully guarding all of the queen”s secrets, even the one that could bring down the monarchy…