MUST BE A FOLLOWER TO READ!!! ONLY THE PROLOGUE AND THE LAST PART ARE PUBLIC, THE REST OF THE BOOK IS PRIVATE AND ONLY AVAILABLE FOR FOLLOWERS! **LIKE THE YORK ROSE? CHECK ITS SEQUEL, "ARTHUR"!** http://www.wattpad.com/story/3962062-arthur-the-tudor-rose {{WATTY AWARDD 2012 FINALIST - HISTORICAL FICTION ON THE RISE}} Brother against brother, cousin against cousin... The crown of England is the final prize. The War of the Roses has begun. Elizabeth of York seeks protection in sanctuary with her mother, Queen Elizabeth Woodville, and her sisters, after the death of her father and the kidnap of her brother by her uncle, Richard the Usurper. They are also forced by Richard to send their other prince into his keeping, and the royal boys become the central figures of one of the most intriguing mysteries of History: the fate of the Princes in the Tower of London. Among plots, twisted morals, doubtful allies and magic, Elizabeth is only certain of one thing: she was always destined to be Queen of England.

In the midst of a storm conjured by a witch's wind Anne Neville's story is only just beginning. Second daughter of England's most powerful noble, Anne's childhood was lived in the shadows surrounded by bloody civil war and overpowered by her elder sister. When her fathers ploys to make her sister queen fail Anne finds herself pushed into the light. Exiled in France and married to a forgotten prince, at fourteen Anne becomes the start of a new rebellion to overthrow the king her father had so keenly sat upon the throne. Taught to be a queen by the fearless Margaret of Anjou Anne sails back to England to claim her new powers only to find herself fatherless and widowed. Pitied by the king she once called friend, Anne is taken into the care of the kings brother; but he is not her safety, he is her prison. Anne's inheritance hangs in the balance pushed towards the holy life Anne makes her escape, falling into the arms of the kind Duke of Gloucester, a childhood friend, who would one day become the villainous Richard III. In a court surrounded by murder and deceit Anne has to find her way. With a watchful eye on the queen she named witch and the king she feared to call friend, and only her own ambitions pushing her forward; Anne fails to notice the evil rising beside her, for her saviour is just as deadly as her capturer.

Elizabeth of York married Henry Tudor after the bloody War of the Roses ended. Their first son, Arthur, represented everything England needed: union, peace and prosperity. The Houses of York and Lancaster finally together in one. However, Elizabeth had a horrible feeling as she held him for the first time: that her precious boy would never be King of England. Join Elizabeth and Arthur in this story about the first Tudor years. Experience ingredients of life at Henry VII's court: power, revenge, secrets, sorcery and, unexpectedly, true love. **This is the sequel of THE YORK ROSE, but the story does stand for itself**

Anne Boleyn returns to the glamorous English court of the 'golden prince' as a girl of 14, a good marriageable age. Educated in the most fashionable court in Christendom, Anne finds the English court dull and slow-paced under the ageing Queen Katherine - so with the rise of her family in King Henry's favour due to her sister's slut tricks, Anne sets out to liven the court for her own amusement. She plays a dangerous game. Dealing with the selfish, lustful King Henry VIII will ultimately take its toll on Anne's health and safety. Anne rises as high as a woman can rise. But after a rise, there is a fall.

All Princess Margaret d'Anjou ever wanted was to become Queen. When she is betrothed and married to King Henry VI of England, her dream finally becomes reality. Little does she know that she is entering a world of lies, plots, vengeance, secrets, treason and betrayal: all among family. Beloved by few, hated my many and feared by all, Queen Margaret becomes an important figure in one of the most important events in the English History: the Cousins' War. In her path to secure her position, she learns about family, loyalty, friendship and love.

Elizabeth of York's life hangs in the balance. As the men fight on the field she is torn between family or a brighter future. The crown of England inches from her head, and a marriage to her enemy she is left to find her way into the heart of her people. A son will secure her possition but rebellion looms across the sea. Still uncrowned Elizabeth clings to the final threads of hope of being queen. When fate of the Princes arises and Elizabeth finds her family slipping away. She must remember that her loyalty belongs now to her husband and the son she prays for. A prince Arthur for the great king of Camelot, her son will be a king if her husband can keep his crown from the rebels and the pretenders that call for the return of a Yorkist ruler. To keep her husband from failing she must show her love for the Tudor dynasty she shall mother. Feigning the support of old enemies and finding the love of her people, Elizabeth must keep her head held high if she wants to see her dynasty secure and see the crown upon her head. Will Elizabeth ever find safety in her ever changing world?

Ayla has uncovered a terrible secret: the man she loves is in fact her worst enemy. As a mighty army gathers to destroy her and her people, she must ask herself: will he join them to destroy her? Must she cut him out of her heart to survive? Or is there another way – a way to forgiveness and... love? Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'The Robber Knight'.

You think you know a story but you only know how it ends. To get to the heart of the story, you have to go back to the beginning.

Chosen when a child, Lady Joselyn is trained to be a ruthless killer. She is destined to be the English king's assassin and protector. Only he and the guild master are supposed to know. It's a life and death secret that must be kept. For an assassin survival is precarious. Life is something you simply cannot take for granted because the next day is never granted. Despite her privileged upbringing, Joselyn quickly learned how to survive on her own and to never trust a soul while following the Guild without question. Upon her return to England, a murderous plot against King Cassiush is discovered. Joselyn is shocked when she finds out who the fiend is. She's even more shocked when the King proposes marriage, a lot. An assassin has never married her king before. The last one who fell in love had her tongue ripped out and was burned alive. Letting her emotions cloud her judgment, Joselynfalls for Cassius and agrees to the marriage, jeopardizing not only his life but her own. Disobeying the Guild means death. Now she must figure out how to keep them both alive and not piles of smoldering ash.

Lyra knew that one day she would be set into an arranged marriage like a chess piece. She had been preparing for it her whole life, and she was almost alright with her fate. But she never thought that her father would choose the man that he did. That decision changed everything. The King of Whales is ruthless, more than twice her age and surrounded by tainted gold and loads of unsavory rumors. There have been many wives of his before Lyra, with no explanations to the untimely deaths of the previous five. With each dead Queen came more money from their kingdoms, straight into the King's portly lap. Disguised as a young man, Lyra runs from her duty as the only Princess of Nordic. She cuts her hair, takes her steed and disappears into the night with her father's men hot on her heels. Enter Kaladin's team. Occupation: Mercenaries. Lyra uses skills taught to her by a close, childhood friend and plays herself into the trust of the dangerous strangers until they accept her, or rather, "Navani", into their group. What will happen to her once they see through her web of lies and tricks? Will Lyra give herself up as Princess when she is reunited with her long-lost friend, or will she carry on as a boy with the mercenaries? Follow Lyra to see what she will do when she comes to realize that things have gotten far too big for her to handle on her own. There are assassin's out for her head, king's thirsting for her blood, and an underground network of people who live for her ruin. But there is also an unlikely Prince to defend her, who has some tricks of his own to rely on. The Princess soon sees that she is not nearly as alone as she may have once thought. What will Lyra do when she comes to terms with her destiny? Will she face it this time with her new friends, or will she chose to run away again? Cover made by @-rebellixus-