"With her dying breath, Mary of Guise entrusts a silver casket containing explosive secret papers to the young Scottish heiress, Rinette Leslie. She makes Rinette promise to keep the casket hidden and only to give it to Mary, Queen of Scots, now on her way home from France to ascend the throne.
But Rinette makes a terrible mistake - she cannot resist showing it to her beloved young husband, before consigning the casket to its hiding place. This fatal decision will lead them into a maze of conspiracy and murder, in which they - and the beautiful castle by the sea, which is Rinette's inheritance - become the targets of ruthless men who seek to possess the casket at all costs.
Unable to tell friend from foe at court, and desperate to protect the queen's secrets, Rinette has one powerful weapon which may save her - the ancient art of floramancy, through which she can interpret the language of flowers and sometimes predict the future. But if the flowers should stay silent, who can she trust then?
~Lizzie~
Sounds cool!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover on the UK versions they are so pretty. This one is going to different from her other novels because it is not set in Italy with the same family branch but I really enjoyed the other ones so I figure this one has to be good too!
DeleteNot read this author as yet. This book is definitely going on to my list.
ReplyDeleteMystica, you are missing out on her. I heard so many good things about her on the book blogs but I took awhile to check her out. I am glad I did she is amazing, I hope you get to check her out.
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