{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-red-vivienne-brereton-9782956653127","title":"The House of the Red Duke. Book Two Beware the Lizard Lurking: Beware the Lizard Lurking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Howards are back\u003c\/em\u003e! \u003c\/strong\u003eLarger than life and brasher than ever. A secret Twelfth Night wedding\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis about to take place far from Henry VIII's magnificent Christmas court at Greenwich. Heads will surely roll if he discovers the deception. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003euninvited guests\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eturn up in Cornwall, there's a new twist to the tale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've always believed in making a grand entrance. On the battlefield, at court, in manor and at mass, at hearth and in harbour...in the bedchamber.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hot-headed young King is hellbent on a so-called holy war with France, against the advice of Thomas Howard, the Earl of Surrey. Putting Henry at odds with his normally affable Scottish brother-in-law, James IV of Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, the King's almoner, Thomas Wolsey, (who has become a thorn in the Earl's side) is very much in favour of the war as he contentedly watches his star rising at the Tudor court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the Narrow Sea, Louis XII of France is trying to renew the 'Auld Alliance' with Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTristan and Nicolas remain at loggerheads over pretty Ysabeau, the flirtatious young wife of their ageing neighbour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To Nicolas's annoyance, Tristan rushed over to help Ysabeau down from her grey palfrey and was rewarded by a smile that was as bright as a summer's day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValentine is still making mischief as she sees fit, particularly for Tristan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecily is perfectly content in her beloved Zennor Castle in Cornwall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut none of them know what Dame Fortune has in store for them. Will she allow them to follow their own paths...or does she have other ideas?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivienne Brereton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2956653121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782956653127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yuletide Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Vivienne Brereton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052808859903,"sku":"9782956653127","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65c7f35e-b13b-43c6-8910-8788fd3e1ea9.jpg?v=1685020861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-red-vivienne-brereton-9782956653127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}