Behind Closed Doors
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Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn’s passionate romance classic goes behind the closed doors of Tudor England’s royal court—to reveal glittering surprises . . .
UNDER THE QUEEN’S EYE . . .
As Queen Elizabeth’s prized new lady-in-waiting, Corrina Huntington is beautiful, innocent, and eager to know the world beyond her sheltered home—especially the mysteries of love. Despite the queen’s vow of protection, Corrie soon finds herself swept into the intrigues of the court, rampant with plots and pleasures—and discovers more than she ever imagined . . .
Manly and magnificent, Count Rugar Kalisson swears vengeance on the insulting, overbearing English who scorn him for his Swedish heritage. He vows to best the vain queen’s knights in contest, and her ladies in seduction—including her latest pet. Love is not part of his plan, yet he and the sheltered English rose are soon drawn together by a reckless passion—a forbidden bond that will not only inflame the wrath of a jealous Queen, but provoke a diplomatic scandal . . .
Praise for A Good Day to Marry a Duke
“The very essence of romance . . . endlessly entertaining.”
—Booklist (Starred Review)
“Readers will gallop through the lighthearted love story.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Full of wit, deceit, manipulation . . . thoroughly entertaining . . . this amusing romance has set the bar high for the sequels.”
—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Love--or at least sex--makes the world go 'round in Krahn's ( Caught in the Act ) tasteless historical novel, in which a woman who doesn't lasso herself a good man can turn a mite bitchy. Not surprisingly, then, the bitchiest of them all is England's unmarried Queen Elizabeth I. Corrie Huntington, a new and very innocent lady-in-waiting, is the queen's ``special pet,'' and Elizabeth declares her off-limits to the court's lounge lizards. But then Corrie's cousin Anne takes her to an all-female bash at which the ``sundry parts and privities'' of various gents are evaluated. Thus Corrie's interest in men is piqued just as a fine specimen appears: Sweden's gorgeous ambassador Rugar Kalisson, who flirts and dances as superbly as he fights. He even has a dimple. But this blond beefcake's father was humiliated at Elizabeth's court years ago, and Rugar seeks revenge, which happens to include captivating the queen's pet. Corrie falls in love. Rugar falls in love. Elizabeth is furious and (clearly her father's daughter) wants Rugar beheaded. Lord Cecil, an adviser, calms the queen, but not enough to prevent her from trying to forcibly reclaim her favorite. Science Fiction & Fantasy
