Her Own Choosing
(2026)(The third book in the Queens of the Tudor Crown series)
A Story by Shania Thorne
England calls her the Rose of England.
Her brother, King Henry VIII, sees something else entirely - an alliance waiting to happen.
Princess Mary Tudor has never been naïve about what she is worth to the Crown. When Henry orders her to marry Louis XII of France, a king old enough to be her father and desperate for an heir, Mary does not protest.
She negotiates. Obey now, and choose her own husband later, once the old king dies.
Henry gives his word.
Three months later, the King of France is dead, Mary is a young widow, and her future is once again a matter of royal strategy. Until Charles Brandon, Henry’s closest friend, arrives to escort her home.
Brandon has sworn loyalty to the king. He has also been in love with Mary Tudor for longer than is wise.
What they do next could be called treason.
A secret marriage will ignite the king’s fury and force Mary to face her brother with nothing but the promise he once made her and the determination never to be traded again.
Her Own Choosing is a work of Tudor historical fiction and the story of the princess who dared to choose her own fate in a world that expected royal women to do the opposite.
This is Book Three in the Queens of the Tudor Crown series. It can be read as a standalone and is meant to be an escape to another place and time.
Genre: Historical
Her brother, King Henry VIII, sees something else entirely - an alliance waiting to happen.
Princess Mary Tudor has never been naïve about what she is worth to the Crown. When Henry orders her to marry Louis XII of France, a king old enough to be her father and desperate for an heir, Mary does not protest.
She negotiates. Obey now, and choose her own husband later, once the old king dies.
Henry gives his word.
Three months later, the King of France is dead, Mary is a young widow, and her future is once again a matter of royal strategy. Until Charles Brandon, Henry’s closest friend, arrives to escort her home.
Brandon has sworn loyalty to the king. He has also been in love with Mary Tudor for longer than is wise.
What they do next could be called treason.
A secret marriage will ignite the king’s fury and force Mary to face her brother with nothing but the promise he once made her and the determination never to be traded again.
Her Own Choosing is a work of Tudor historical fiction and the story of the princess who dared to choose her own fate in a world that expected royal women to do the opposite.
This is Book Three in the Queens of the Tudor Crown series. It can be read as a standalone and is meant to be an escape to another place and time.
Genre: Historical
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