The King's Mistress — Julia Watson

Proud, yet gentle and deeply religious, young Katherine of Spain journeyed to Dover to marry Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII. She expected to eventually be the queen of England-- but within a year she was left a widow-- and left at the mercy of the king and his court.

Her rescuer was Henry, Arthur's young brother. In contrast to Katherine's petite darkness, Henry was tall, fair and fiery as is red hair. When he ascended the thrown as King Henry VIII, he promptly married Katherine-- and they were to repent in leisure. As her inability to provide Henry with a son slowly disintegrated their marriage, Katherine was sustained only by her unbreakable will and her abiding faith...