Catherine Carey has heard those words before and they led her aunt, Anne Boleyn, to the scaffold for crimes she did not commit. Now, serving as a lady-in-waiting, Catherine sees factions gathering together to bring down another queen.
To defend her mistress could be treason. To step away could condemn an innocent woman. At Henry VIII's court, friendships turn into rivalries, your own family is happy to abandon you, and the rules change with the King's mood.
Catherine longs for a quiet life in the country, but she's trapped by blood and politics. As a Howard, a royal bastard, and cousin to the woman who will one day inherit the crown, she can never leave the court behind.
A tense Tudor court drama of loyalty, survival, and impossible choices.--- Step into the world of the Royal Court Series (Standalones novels):