Katharine Parr survived four years of marriage to Henry VIII to find true love with Thomas Seymour - only to realise that her love was based on a lie Clever, level-headed Katharine fell passionately in love for the first time in her life and threw caution to the wind with a marriage that shocked the worldly courtiers around her But, all too soon it becomes obvious that Thomas has plans beyond his marriage for the young, capricious, quick-witted heir to the throne - Elizabeth - and that in his quest for power, he might even be prepared to betray his now pregnant wife! Katharine Parr's ecstasy and tragedy are witnessed and recounted by her closest friend, Catherine, Duchess of Suffolk, who lives through the tumultuous years after Henry's death at Katherine's side