Queen's Ransom by Fiona Buckley : All About Romance %

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Historical Mystery

Queen's Ransom

By Fiona Buckley

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I was almost disappointed that I enjoyed this book so much because it means that I have yet another series to follow! This is the fourth book featuring Elizabethan spy Ursula Blanchard as the heroine, but not having read the first three books did not present a problem for me, other than making me want to read the other books in the series.

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Ursula is a wonderful heroine. Independent and smart, she has carved out a niche for herself in the court of Elizabeth without having a man around to support her. In fact, Ursula is a spy for William Cecil, who uses her information to keep tabs on Lord Dudley and his machinations in relation to Queen Elizabeth.

England and France are both dealing with the very serious religious problems of the times, Catholicism vs. Protestantism. Ursula is looking for a break from the political intrigues of the court, but has her own difficulties in the religious arena. Although she is a widow with a small daughter, she has remarried and her new husband, Matthew is a French Catholic, a very poor choice for Ursula. Matthew was apparently involved in a plot to restore Catholicism to England, and Ursula helped him escape England. He is obviously regarded as a traitor to Queen Elizabeth. Ursula has not seen him in almost a year.

Ursula has been asked by her former father-in-law to travel with him to France to escort his ward back to England. Ursula believes this is a perfect opportunity to take a well deserved break, and the journey will take her close to Matthew’s last known whereabouts. Ursula still loves Matthew, but does not see a future for them.

The plot of this book is more complex than it first appears and there were intricate subplots twining through the main story line. Ursula’s journey through France is certainly not the vacation she has hoped for and the political climate of the time is described vividly.

Ursula is forced to face some rather disturbing revelations about her position in Elizabeth’s court and has a decision to make about Matthew. I had a small complaint about the end of the book when Ursula appears to have made her decision, then the last sentence of the book almost pulls the rug out from under the reader.

Some more time with Matthew would have also been more satisfying as he seemed to be an interesting character. Perhaps he is featured prominently in the previous book, or will be in the next one in the series. At any rate, I will now be forced to hunt down previous and forthcoming books in this series, darn it!