Publication Date: March 24, 2015
Touchstone Publishing
Formats: eBook, Hardcover
Pages: 390
Genre: Historical Mystery
Series: Joanna Stafford, Book Three
In THE CROWN, Sister Joanna Stafford searched for a Dark Ages relic that
could save her priory from Cromwell’s advancing army of destruction. In
THE CHALICE, Joanna was drawn into an international conspiracy against
Henry VIII himself as she struggled to learn the truth behind a prophecy
of his destruction.
Now, in THE TAPESTRY, Joanna Stafford finally chooses her own destiny.
After her Dominican priory in Dartford closed forever—collateral damage
in tyrannical King Henry VIII’s quest to overthrow the Catholic
Church—Joanna resolves to live a quiet and honorable life weaving
tapestries, shunning dangerous quests and conspiracies. Until she is
summoned to Whitehall Palace, where her tapestry weaving has drawn the
King’s attention.
Joanna is uncomfortable serving the King, and fears for her life in a
court bursting with hidden agendas and a casual disregard for the
virtues she holds dear. Her suspicions are confirmed when an assassin
attempts to kill her moments after arriving at Whitehall.
Struggling to stay ahead of her most formidable enemy yet, an unknown
one, she becomes entangled in dangerous court politics. Her dear friend
Catherine Howard is rumored to be the King’s mistress. Joanna is
determined to protect young, beautiful, naive Catherine from becoming
the King’s next wife and, possibly, victim.
Set in a world of royal banquets and feasts, tournament jousts, ship
voyages, and Tower Hill executions, this thrilling tale finds Joanna in
her most dangerous situation yet, as she attempts to decide the life she
wants to live: nun or wife, spy or subject, rebel or courtier. Joanna
Stafford must finally choose.
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About the author: Nancy Bilyeau has worked on the staffs of InStyle, Rolling Stone,
Entertainment Weekly, and Ladies Home Journal. She is currently the
executive editor of DuJour magazine. Her screenplays have placed in
several prominent industry competitions. Two scripts reached the
semi-finalist round of the Nicholl Fellowships of the Academy of Motion
Pictures Arts and Sciences. Her screenplay “Zenobia” placed with the
American Zoetrope competition, and “Loving Marys” reached the finalist
stage of Scriptapalooza. A native of the Midwest, she earned a
bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. THE CROWN, her first
novel, was published in 2012; the sequel, THE CHALICE, followed in 2013.
THE TAPESTRY will be released in March 2015.
Nancy lives in New York City with her husband and two children.
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This is a maybe for me. I think Grave Mercy is going to put me in a Historical Fiction mood again.
I read the second in this series, The Chalice, and enjoyed it. Need to read the first and am looking forward to reading this latest one. Haven't read Grave Mercy…who's the author?
The cover is striking, and the book sounds riveting.