**A spellbinding historical novel**
PowerāA dangerous word, perhaps, for a woman. .ā
scandalFrom her first clandestine marriage, Joan of Kentās reputation is one of beauty, rumour and .
threatHer royal blood makes her a desirable bride. Her ambition and passion make her a .
The Crown of EnglandJoan knows what she must do to protect her reputationā¦the games to play, the men to marry. She will do anything to get what she wants: .
A tale of ambition, treachery and desire, tells of a womanās ascent through the court to command royal power alongside her young son, King Richard II.The Shadow Queen
The BestsellerSunday Times āOāBrien is now approaching Philippa Gregory statusā āReaderās Digest