Now: When Jenna arrives at Winterhill House, she’s instantly transported back… to the priory that stood there before, the life she lived before, and the secret she kept in her past life for the fourth queen of a despotic king.
1539: King Henry VIII is intent on destroying the Catholic church, and with the dissolution of the monasteries, beautiful young prioress Marris is about to lose everything.
She knows she has to do whatever it takes to keep her sisters safe, even agreeing to marry the wealthy man who has been gifted the priory land.
But when she marries him, she also finds herself catapulted into the court of the King. And her mastery of the German language makes her an ideal companion for his new queen, Anna of Cleves.
It’s destined to be a short marriage. But after the divorce, when Anna finds herself in trouble, it will be Marris she turns to.
Will Marris risk her life to help the fourth queen? Because defying the King is the highest treason, and keeping this secret will put everything Marris has fought to keep safe in the gravest danger.
The Fourth Queen by Nicola Cornick is published on 9 May, 2026.
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