The Stolen One, by Suzanne Crowley (due out in June), is a perfect read for any girl enamored of all things Queens and Princesses - someone who devours Carolyn Meyer (Mary, Bloody Mary) or is smitten by anything to do with the Tudors. It centers around a real historical mystery: what happened to the daughter of Henry Vlll's last wife? Catherine Parr - the one who survived - remarried after Henry's death, but died in childbirth. The trail of her daughter's life goes cold when the child turns two. Parr's husband also dallied with the Princess Elizabeth - later the Virgin Queen - when he was married. Crowley's conceit involves a girl named Katherine whose guardian dies without revealing some crucial secrets. However, there is a necklace.... When Katherine travels to London seeking to work as a highly-skilled seamstress, she catches the Queen's eye, and soon is made part of her court. Rumors - that she is Elizabeth's hidden child - swirl around the red-headed girl, who is determined to discover if she is truly the daughter of a past or present queen. There is plenty of intrigue and romance - and a touch of the supernatural - in a book that's beautifully atmospheric and true to its setting. And the cover is exceptionally appealing too!
