The Reluctant Queen Author:Molly Costain Haycraft Beautiful flame-haired Mary Tudor was England's beloved princess, King Henry's favorite sister--the world should have been hers to command. Yet Mary was doomed by her royal blood to be the helpless pawn in Henry's international game of power, pledged first to the dreary, young prince of Flanders, and then to the feeble, old king of France. — But ... more »Mary's fiery temper rebelled, and her passionate heart betrayed her love affair with dashing Charles Brandon, a man far beneath her station. And this tender, spirited girl dared to brave Henry's wrath, risking death and dishonor for the forbidden ecstasy she could find only in her lover's arms...« less