''An outstanding page-turner . . . historical fiction at its absolute best'' - Alison Weir''An engaging heroine . . . and Borman''s depiction of Villiers, with all his ruthless charisma, is striking'' - The Sunday Times_____________________________________________Frances Gorges seems destined to be happy at lastKing James has apparently lost his appetite for hunting witches, so the medical skills and herbal knowledge that saw Frances accused of witchcraft no longer seem to hang over her like a death sentence. The King would rather be hunting stag and boar - and Frances''s beloved husband Thomas is firmly established in the royal household as the Master of BuckhoundsTheir family is growing and their estates are secure.But life at court is never without intrigue, jealousy and danger for long, and a new arrival turns the world upside down.George Villiers is a young man with the face of an angel - and as his many enemies are about to discover, the cunning heart of a devil.Soon James is tot