The King's Jewels : An Adventurous Historical Romance (Sisters of the Sword series)

A Jacobean historical mystery in which a lady of the court is blamed for the theft of a king's diamond and sets out to recover it with a clandestine band of female fencers. Witty seventeenth-century adventure of court scandal, swordplay and sisterhood. Treachery. Theft. A Danish Dilemma. 1606, Theobald's Palace, England. Unfortunately for Lucinda McCrae, kings can be careless with their jewels. When a drunk King James I swaps hats during a drinking contest with King Christian of Denmark, his priceless diamond hat brooch goes missing. Lucinda may have been the last one to see it. She may even have been sent to retrieve the precious brooch from the snoring, claret-filled Danish King, who's now convinced she stole it. But she'll not roll over and be branded a liar, a harlot, and a thief. If she fails, she faces the fate of a thief, or King Christian's dubious Viking solution, one that would destroy her darling Robbie and spell the end for the Sisters of the Sword. The King's Jewels is the third book in the Sisters of the Sword historical adventure series, for readers who love courtly intrigue, swashbuckling heroines and royal scandal. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir. Women with swords and men with agendas.