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History forgot her. The curse did not.
Theodosia is the bastard daughter of King Edward IV and Lady Eleanor Talbot-quiet, kind-hearted, and sickly from birth. Though hidden from the court for years, she is not unloved. Edward keeps her close, a delicate shadow behind the throne, his most guarded secret.
But secrets in a royal court never stay buried.
When Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville, Theodosia's place-and safety-begin to unravel. Elizabeth, jealous of the girl her husband calls his dove, invokes a forbidden curse. What begins as whispered words in candlelight soon coils itself around the York court, targeting not just Theodosia, but the Kingmaker, Warwick, and the ambitious Duke of Clarence.
As death, madness, and betrayal seep through the House of York, Theodosia begins to suspect there is more behind the crown's fall than ambition alone. Shadows gather in every corner. Allies vanish. And her mother's past may hold the only key to breaking the curse... if it isn't already too late.
A forgotten daughter. A queen's wrath. A kingdom cursed from within.