Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy aka Eleanor Hib...

The famous historical fiction works by her are appreciated and praised by critics and readers alike for their high writing quality, detailed description, and accuracel. Author Plaidy continues to be one of the most borrowed writers among the lending libraries. By the time Plaidy died, she had written well over 200 novels, which sold over a 100 million copies worldwide altogether in as many as 20 foreign languages. In 1989, author Plaidy was awarded with a Golden Treasure award by the RWA for her significant and important contributions to the genre of romance. And the genre categories that Plaidy used to work on using these pseudonyms include gothic romances, multigenerational family saga, light romances, European royalty’s fictionalized history, murder mysteries, crime fiction, etc. Some of her most popular pen names include Victoria Holt, Eleanor Burford, Anna Percival, Philippa Carr, Elbur Ford, Ellalice Tate, Kathleen Kellow, and Jean Plaidy. Author Plaidy used to publish several books every year in different genres and for each of her genres she used to use a different pseudonym. She was particularly famous for combining facts and imagination for bringing alive history through her books of romance and fiction. The Tudor saga continues in St Thomas's Eve.Jean Plaidy is the pen name of a prolific English novelist and author named Eleanor Alice Buford Hibbert, who liked to write historical fiction, romantic fiction, and gothic fiction novels. But the new Queen Anne is not loved by the people, and it is only a matter of time before Henry's patience runs out. So when Anne returns to the English court of Henry VIII, it is the King, captivated by this mysterious young lady, who is forced to do the wooing.īefore long Henry is lured away from his stale marriage to Katharine of Aragon. Unlike Mary, Anne refuses to become a mistress - even one to a King. But whilst Anne's ambitions are high, she has learned from her sister's unfortunate reputation. 'An excellent book to curl up with' - ***** Reader reviewĪt the decadent French court of King François, the young Anne Boleyn grows into an enigmatic and striking woman, a temptation to many courtiers.

'I was hooked from the first page' - ***** Reader review 'Gripping, captivating, very hard to put down' - ***** Reader review 'Very well researched, informative yet easy to read - brilliant' - ***** Reader review 'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama' - New York Times 'Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive' - RNA Two Queens at the mercy of a capricious King. If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this dazzlingly vivid historical novel from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy.

Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy aka Eleanor Hib...