Jeane Westin
In the court of Elizabeth I, the daughter of the queenâ€™s powerful spymaster becomes a secret agent, and plays aÂ dangerous role in saving her country from its ruthless enemies.,In Tudor England, traitors are everywhere and the queenâ€™s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, is assembling the greatest intelligence-gathering network in the world.Â Walsinghamâ€™s only daughter, Lady Frances Sidney, is smart, courageous, and unhappy in love. SheÂ longs for the excitement of decoding encrypted messages and setting traps forÂ those working for rival Mary, Queen of Scots.Â ButÂ Frances's father refusesÂ her any opportunity to contribute to the desperate effort of keeping England safe.,ThenÂ Elizabeth, impressed with Francesâ€™s fiery spirit, calls her to court as a lady-in-waiting, and Frances seizes the chance to prove herself. Soon, she wins the trust of her fatherâ€™s de-coders and begins her secret work, thrilled with the freedom to test her talents.Â ButÂ her peril is compoundedÂ as her beauty and wit also attract the romantic attention of two men, one theÂ reckless Earl of Essex and the other her own brilliant but low-born servant, Robert Pauley. And when Frances uncovers the most dire plot of all, she will risk her fatherâ€™s condemnation, her heartâ€™s longing, and her very life to safeguard her queen.
Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Historical,Romance
The Spymaster's Daughter