CELTICLADY'S REVIEWS: My Lady Viper by E.Knight Review!

Publication Date: May 2014
Knight Media, LLC
Formats: Ebook, Paperback

May, 1536. The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen.

When Anne Boleyn falls to the executioner’s axe on a cold spring morning, yet another Anne vows she will survive in the snakepit court of Henry VIII. But at what cost?
Lady Anne Seymour knows her family hangs by a thread. If her sister-in-law Jane Seymour cannot give the King a son, she will be executed or set aside, and her family with her. Anne throws herself into the deadly and intoxicating intrigue of the Tudor court, determined at any price to see the new queen’s marriage a success and the Seymour family elevated to supreme power. But Anne’s machinations will earn her a reputation as a viper, and she must decide if her family’s rise is worth the loss of her own soul…

Book Two, Prisoner of the Queen, will be released later in 2014.

Praise for My Lady Viper

“E. Knight breathes new life and new scandal into the Tudors. This is an engrossing historical fiction tale that readers will love!” ~ Meg Wessel, A Bookish Affair
“A brilliant illustration of a capricious monarch and the nest of serpents that surrounded him, My Lady Viper is an absolute must. Intricately detailed, cleverly constructed and utterly irresistible.” ~ Erin, Flashlight Commentary
“Author E. Knight proves that though there are a plethora of Tudor novels out there a writer can still create a fresh and unique view of one of history’s most treacherous courts, that of England’s King Henry VIII. Schemes and scandalous trysts abound in ‘My Lady Viper’, making for a very captivating read. Racy and deliciously sensual, once started I was hard pressed to put the book down. I eagerly await the next installment in E. Knight’s stand-out Tales of the Tudor Courts series!” ~ Amy Bruno, Passages to the Past

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About the Author

E. Knight is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Romance Writers of America and several RWA affiliate writing chapters: Hearts Through History, Celtic Hearts, Maryland Romance Writers and Washington Romance Writers. Growing up playing in castle ruins and traipsing the halls of Versailles when visiting her grandparents during the summer, instilled in a love of history and royals at an early age. Feeding her love of history, she created the popular historical blog, History Undressed (www.historyundressed.com). Under the pseudonym Eliza Knight, she is a bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author of historical and erotic romance.
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My Thoughts
Anne Seymour, nee Stanhope, was the second wife to Edward Seymour. Edward was the eldest brother to Jane Seymour, who was wife to King Henry VIII after Anne Boleyn. This is another Tudor historical fiction novel and starts off with the beheading of Anne Boleyn and takes the reader through the later part of King Henry VIII's reign and his subsequent marriages. Jane Seymour dies of childbed fever after the birth of Prince Edward, later King Edward. Edward and Anne have very powerful positions in the court because of their relationship to Queen Jane. Anne is one of those characters that is not usually in the forefront of Tudor novels but that does not make her any less compelling. She has been portrayed in history as an 'intolerable woman', very prideful and snobbish. After the birth of Prince Edward, Edward Seymour and Anne are elevated in the peerage to Viscount Beauchamp and Anne became Duchess of Somerset. So needless to say with their elevation came with a lot of responsibilities and there was always some sort of court intrigue going on and favors being requested.

I have always been a fan or the Tudor era and in particular Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I. I do enjoy reading about other characters too and I found Anne Beauchamp to be a very interesting lady. E.Knight softened up her personality but still portraying her as a formidable woman who loves her husband Edward, but can also be easily tempted. I loved her character as I find strong women appealing. I was also able to learn more about the Seymour family. Is this a book that is factual?? I don't care much but I did read the authors note at the end and appreciated her explanation as to why certain things were changed and others embellished. I actually finished this book in two days which will tell you it is a great book!! I loved it and I am sure any fan of Tudor fiction will also want to read this one.

I received a copy of this book for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.