To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn

I've been excited about Sandra Byrd's Ladies in Waiting series for a long time and kept meaning to pick up the book, but life just kept getting in the way. I wanted to be able to really read it and give it justice in attention. I knew Sandra to be a contemporary author and though I have not read her contemporary novels I was intrigued to read her historicals and now having stayed up late into the night finishing her first in the Ladies in Waiting series I realize I have sorely missed out and I'm delighted to put her novels on the permanent keeper shelf. When To Die For was first announced it had an interesting cover that did not entice me. But then as it was published it was released with the most delightful and gorgeous cover! The details in the dresses and attitude of two friends standing arm and arm is fabulous and gives an interesting look to Anne Boleyn and her lifelong friend Meg Wyatt. As a reader I was captivated from the first preview scene and then thus into the story from the beginning in their childhood. The romance between Meg and the not-to-be Will Ogilvy was heart wrenching and barely palpable as even a glance might be enough to provide a little warmth to the heart for both of them. Also getting a fictional account of the romance between Anne and King Henry was interesting and believable as well as of course sad knowing how the story ends. Reading this tale along side lots of historical detail transports the reader to a place long gone and imagine how things might have been. There seem to be lots of stories that tell of Anne Boleyn, but of the ones I have read or watched this one from the viewpoint of Meg Wyatt was the most enjoyable and tastefully done. Without a doubt I believe that readers from both the Christian Historical Fiction and secular pool would enjoy this story. Today I'm delighted to pick up the next Ladies in Waiting novel [b:The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr 13005049 The Secret Keeper A Novel of Kateryn Parr (Ladies in Waiting, #2) Sandra Byrd https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1323115564l/13005049.SY75.jpg 18166315] and jump into this next adventure of a time long past. I really hope I'll be blessed to get my hands on the third novel of Elizabeth,[b:Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I 15763945 Roses Have Thorns A Novel of Elizabeth I (Ladies in Waiting, #3) Sandra Byrd https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1344897688l/15763945.SY75.jpg 21466384], in the months to come as well. Thanks to Sandra for providing a copy for review.posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2013/02/02/to-die-for/