"When Mary Shelton's parents died, Queen Elizabeth decided to take her in. Since then, Mary has grown up in the Queen's court, beloved by the monarch and the court. Now that she is older, Elizabeth wants her to marry someone worthy of her, a high ranking earl like Edward de Vere or a foreign prince. Mary has no desire to rule or to rise in status, and when she falls for a minor, widowed knight, Sir John, all she wants is to marry him and live a life together. Elizabeth forbids it, but as much as Mary loves the woman who has been like a mother to her, she can't stop her heart from wanting to be with John." Full review at Fresh Fiction: http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=44635