{"product_id":"the-velvet-cage-jordan-lisk-9798233678868","title":"The Velvet Cage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA queen imprisoned. A household under siege. A woman who refuses to bend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1570, Mary Stuart-Queen of Scots-arrives at Hardwick Hall not as a guest, but as a royal captive. Ordered by Elizabeth I to keep her cousin in \"honorable confinement,\" Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury, finds her formidable household transformed into a gilded prison-and herself cast as both hostess and jailer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Mary's presence draws intrigue, ambition, and whispered loyalties into every corridor, Bess must balance duty to the Crown with the preservation of her marriage, her fortune, and her authority. Between two queens-one ruling, one imprisoned-Bess stands alone, navigating a perilous web of power, pride, and surveillance where a single misstep could mean ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Cage\u003c\/em\u003e is a richly textured historical novel exploring confinement without chains, power wielded in silence, and the quiet wars fought behind castle walls. Told through the shifting perspectives of Bess, her husband, and the queen she guards, it reveals the cost of loyalty in an age when women ruled-but never freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Tudor and Elizabethan historical fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Cage\u003c\/em\u003e brings the private tensions of queens and courtiers vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jordan Lisk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233678868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regnant Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Jordan Lisk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48176128229631,"sku":"9798233678868","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78c1cd7e-3176-4f42-8ceb-6d78a7953834.jpg?v=1771336651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-velvet-cage-jordan-lisk-9798233678868","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}