Sorry kids, no feet.

How good was this book? I finished it in a little under two days. That's quite the accomplishment considering I spent the better part of one of those days hungover. Roller derbies and breweries make for an exciting Saturday....anyway....

As far as British monarchs go, I know little about the ones that come between Elizabeth I and Victoria. The period of civil wars and the Restoration has always intrigued me and I am slowly learning more. This novel of Frances Stuart was a fantastic story about the lives of the royal and noble families after the Restoration. Lady Castlemaine is my next subject of research. Jefferson's Lady Castlemaine reminded me of Lepida from Kate Quinn's [b:Mistress of Rome|6581303|Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)|Kate Quinn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1401205299s/6581303.jpg|6774744] (only not quite as nasty).

Jefferson did an excellent job making the reader feel Frances' agony and pain throughout the novel. At some point Frances tells Charles she doesn't want to be another Anne Boleyn. After the miscarriage of her daughter, Frances thinks "How could I fail her before she took her first breath?" As a mother, that thought brought an onslaught of tears. .

I won this book as part of a Goodreads give away. I intitally wasn't going to enter as the time period was out of my normal wheelhouse but after finishing this book, I am so glad I entered. I would have never picked up this book if I hadn't won a copy. The autograph and the bookmark that came with the book were added bonuses. I love when books come with book marks!