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FromtheauthorofTheSecretBride,thetragictaleofthefifthwifeofHenryVIII...WhentheyoungandbeautifulCatherineHowardbecomesthefifthwifeofthefifty-year-oldKingHenryVIII,sheseemstobeontopoftheworld.Yetherreignisdestinedtobebriefandheartbreaking,assheisforcedtodobattlewithenemiesfarmorepowerfulandcalculatingthanshecouldhaveeveranticipatedinacourtwhereonewrongmovecouldmeanherundoing.Wantingonlylove,Catherineiscompelledtodenyherheart'sdesireinfavorofherfamily'sambition.Butinsodoing,sheunwittinglygivesthosewhosoughttobringherdownamosteffectiveweapon-herownromanticpast.TheQueen'sMistakeisthetragictaleofonepassionateandidealisticwomanwhostrugglestonegotiatetheintrigueofthecourtandtheyearningsofherheart.