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The tale of Elizabeth I, because it's never been told before-through the eyes of two girls-in-waiting nearest to her, In a courtroom full of repressed erotic yearning, scandal, and interest, Lady Katherine Grey is Elizabeth's most devoted slave. Once the young king is affected by the running Robert Dudley, Katherine must choose from desire and duty -as her secret love for a fine earl intends to show Elizabeth against her. Another woman-in-waiting, Mistress Mary Rogers, provides the queen convenience, when the queen becomes a capricious and sour monarch. But actually Mary can't remain resistant to the courtroom's erotic pressure-and as Elizabeth provides her condemned center towards the mercurial Earl of Essex, Mary is attracted to the king's rakish godson,