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England, 1605 Anne of Denmark, Queen of England, gives birth to her daughter, her first child since coming to England in 1603 when her husband James succeeded to the English throne. Although they would have preferred a son, both parents are pleased, and their courtiers are thrilled with the birth of the first royal child on English soil in nearly seventy years. The Scottish family has been welcomed by the English and the reign has started out well, despite tension between the Catholics and the Protestants. Although Anne has enjoyed the opportunities in England for promoting her artistic interests, she feels inferior to James, and finds satisfaction in rearing her children, in particular her eldest son Henry. Anne is determined to bring about an engagement for him with the Spanish infanta. But with anti-Catholic sentiment on the rise, it is not the wisest match. Anne becomes pregnant again, but the news is clouded by the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, aimed at the destruction of the royal family. The impact on James is enormous, and Anne worries for their family. Can she secure a suitable match for Henry? Will her children survive? Or could the Stuart reign already be doomed to fail?

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Raymond Wemmlinger has been studying the Tudors for many years, with a particular interest in untold or overlooked stories, especially about royal women, and their ambitions for themselves and their children. His skills as a historian were cultivated in nineteenth century British and American theater through his career of thirty-seven years as curator and librarian of The Players Foundation for Theater Education at The Players in New York City, and as a novelist in his 2007 historical novel Booth's Daughter, about the family struggles of the only child of the famous tragedian Edwin Booth. Raymond has spent all his life in or around New York City, where he earned degrees in English literature from Pace University and librarianship from Pratt Institute. He lives in New Jersey with his family and Golden Retriever. The Queen's Rival: A Novel of Lady Margaret Clifford is the first in a series of his novels. Susan Duerden, an Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator, has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for her work. Among her recordings are An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James, The Crystal Skull by Manda Scott, and Lady Vernon and Her Daughter by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway. Susan's career spans film, television, voice-over, and animation. She has played critically acclaimed, award-winning theatrical roles internationally, including in London's West End, and Off-Broadway. Recent work includes a recurring role on ABC's Lost, The Unit for CBS, and the feature films Double Duty, Lovewrecked, and Flushed Away for DreamWorks.

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