The Chalice Av Nancy Bilyeau

<p><b>A CURSE TO KILL A KING. A FIGHT TO SAVE A NATION. </b><br><br>England, 1538. The nation is reeling after the ruthless dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII. <br><br>Cast out of Dartford Priory, Joanna Stafford <b>- </b>feisty, courageous, but scarred by her recent encounter with rebellion at court <b>- </b>is trying to live a quiet life with her five-year-old charge, Arthur. But family connections draw her dangerously close to a treasonous plot and, repelled by violence and the whispered conspiracies around her, Joanna seeks a life with a man who loves her. But, no matter how hard she tries, she cannot escape the spreading darkness of her destiny. She must make a choice between those she cares for most, and taking her part in a mysterious prophecy foretold by three compelling seers. <br><br>Joanna embarks upon a testing journey and, as she deciphers the meaning at the core of the prophecy, she learns that the fate of a king and the freedom of a nation rest in her hand