In this groundbreaking novel, award-winning author Sandra Worth vibrantly brings to life the peopleas Queen, aElizabeth the Good.a Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth of York trusts that her beloved fatheras dying wish has left England in the hands of a just and deserving ruler. But upon the rise of Richard of Gloucester, Elizabethas family experiences one devastation after another: her late father is exposed as a bigamist, she and her siblings are branded bastards, and her brothers are taken into the new kingas custody, then reportedly killed. But one fateful night leads Elizabeth to question her prejudices. Through the eyes of Richardas ailing queen she sees a man worthy of respect and undying adoration. His dedication to his people inspires a forbidden love and ultimately gives her the courage to accept her destiny, marry Henry Tudor, and become Queen. While her soul may secretly belong to another, her heart belongs to Englanda]