When Anne Boleyn falls to the executioner's ax on a cold spring morning
in 1536, Anne Seymour knows her family faces peril. As alliances shift
and conspiracies multiply, the Seymours plot to establish their place in
the treacherous court of King Henry VIII, where a courtier's fate is
decided by the whims of a hot-tempered and fickle monarch.
Lady Anne's own sister-in-law, Jane Seymour, soon takes Anne Boleyn's
place as queen. But if Jane cannot give King Henry a son, history
portends that she, too, will be executed or set aside--and her family
with her. In desperation, Lady Anne throws herself into the intoxicating
intrigue of the Tudor court, determined to ensure the success of the new
queen's marriage and the elevation of the Seymour family to a more
powerful position. Soon her machinations earn her a reputation as a
viper in a den of rabbits. In a game of betrayal and favor, will her
family's rise be worth the loss of her soul?
Revised edition: This edition of My Lady Viper includes editorial
revisions.