ALSO BY FIONA BUCKLEY
Queen of Ambition
To Ruin a Queen
Queen’s Ransom
The Doublet Affair
To Shield the Queen
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Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1: In the Dark of the Morning
Chapter 2: The Cry of the Wild Geese
Chapter 3: Lying to a Friend
Chapter 4: Cuckoos and Ravens
Chapter 5: “Our Daughter Was Beautiful”
Chapter 6: The Open Window
Chapter 7: Dissolving into Chaos
Chapter 8: Muddy Waters
Chapter 9: Delightful Enemy
Chapter 10: Elegance and Ice Water
Chapter 11: Falconry and Fever
Chapter 12: Confrontations
Chapter 13: Links in a Chain
Chapter 14: Mouse Dipped in Honey
Chapter 15: Blind Faith
Chapter 16: Don’t Ask Who: Ask Why
Chapter 17: Trailing a Lure
Chapter 18: The Clandestine Departure
Chapter 19: The Uncouth Wooing
Chapter 20: Roderix Fort
Chapter 21: The Price of a Name
Chapter 22: No Sense of Honor
Chapter 23: Loading the Dice
Chapter 24: The Price of Freedom
Chapter 25: Face-to-Face
Chapter 26: Ancient Truths
The Fugitive Queen Excerpt
About Fiona Buckley
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