The Pretender (Violent Delights Book 21)
A lost prince, a stolen crown, and mystery that won't even be unraveled for 500 years.
Henry VII won the throne of England in combat. But he still must deal with claimants to the throne, from his wife's royal family. Specifically, her brother. Missing for years presumed dead, plenty have claimed the boys still live to further their own means.
But if they live, those boys will now be men.
Men who want justice for their murdered families and stolen childhoods.
This is their story. Maybe.
Inspired by events that probably happened.
The year is 1497
Henry VII has total control of England and Wales, creating a powerful government with stirct taxation, and a solid royal family.
Rumors have swirled for seven years of a man who haunts the courts of Europe, claiming to be the lost Prince Richard, seeking back his crown.
Now that man has come to England, claiming Henry's hard won crown. He has landed in Cornwall. With an army.
Is he truly Prince Richard? If so can Henry truly execute his own brother in law?
No one knows the truth. everyone has a secret. And the mystery of the lost prince is long since buried. If he lived, and is here, then he's about to die.
The pretender has arrived. It is now Henry's move. And the truth was never an option.
Trigger/Content Warning: violence, torture, some sexuality, trauma is portrayed at length that may be upsetting to some readers. Grief and and end of life issues discussed. Some dark humor.
