His Dark Lady

An excellent read, which was certainly as good as 'The Queen's Secret'. It has an entertaining mix of humour, intrigue, drama, tension and romance, along with exceptionally well drawn characters, set within the historical context of Queen Elizabeth's reign; all of which I found fascinating. Adding t......more

With His Dark Lady, Victoria Lamb returns us to the court of Elizabeth I and the story of Lucy Morgan. After enjoying her debut novel, The Queen's Secret, I was really looking forward to getting back to Lamb's version of Elizabeth's court and the promised re-appearance of William Shakespeare. An......more

I was lucky enough to recieve a free copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. I'm glad that I did because it's not a book that I would normally pick up for myself and I would've missed out on an entertaining read. The book takes place during the reign of Elizabeth I and tells of the relationsh......more

I got sent this book by the publishers as I read the first book in the series – The Queens Secret last year and really enjoyed the story. The book carries on from the first book, a bit of time has past since the end of the book and the start of this one but all the familuar characters are in it. Que......more

I loved His Dark Lady. It brought my favourite period of history vividly to life, with a character driven story that is faced paced and gripping. It was lovely to see the mysterious dark lady of Shakespeare’s sonnets given a face, and Lucy Morgan no less, who I loved from the previous book, The Quee......more