Amy Dudley's untimely death in 1560 implicates Queen Elizabeth the 1st, in murder. Katherine vows vengeance for her forsaken mistress. When young Katherine discovers Amy dead at the bottom of a stone staircase she knows she has been murdered. The year is 1560 and she vows to take revenge on Amy's errant husband, Robert Dudley. This tears apart Katherine from her betrothed, Henry as they take opposite sides. Katherine is just a servant and Robert is the favourite of Queen Elizabeth 1st and it seems destined to become king of England, now his wife Amy is dead. The Tudor Dynasty depends on Elizabeth marrying and all know, there is none she prefers over Dudley. Katherine, undeterred,will not rest until she has destroys his ambitious dreams and proves his guilt. But to do so she has to make her way in the hard Tudor world, to the Royal court and to justice. Comments welcome and please vote if you like it, it's lovely to see who the readers are! Thanks. It is a first draft and I will be reediting as I go along, so please excuse any typos. Friday is likely to be my 'new chapter' day, thanks. Comments welcome and please vote if you like it, it's lovely to see who the readers are! Copyright © Evelyn Dangerfield 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this manuscript may be reproduced without Evelyn Dangerfield's express consent

Mistresses of rulers are often overlooked, even ridiculed for seemingly only providing their body to their lover, but a mistress can persuade her King with more than just her body, her words can also persuade him into doing her will. Ife, a young Egyptian girl with the title of Lady Of Isis (a rank arguably as important as a Pharaoh), is Ptolemy XII "Auletes"'s only mistress. As long as she is close to him, nobody can lay a hand on her. Her first two years as his mistress is filled with passion, immense wealth, and love. However, nothing golden can stay. Her world slowly crumbles as her lover is forced to flee the palace as three assassination attempts on his life fail their goal. To make matters worse, his two eldest daughters, Tryphaena and Bernice declare themselves the rulers of Egypt and denounce their father as a traitor to the crown. As Ife's secret letters to her lover are discovered, she is thrown into the dreaded dungeon and is sentenced to be executed. She narrowly escapes with the help her allies, Ptolemy's younger daughters, Cleopatra and Arisonë. She is faced with many trials along the way as she attempts to be reunited with her lover, and being pregnant with his twins only make it more difficult to conceal her identity. Does love truly conquer all? Or will the only pure thing in the world succumb to the dark side?