title: The King's White Rose
author: Appleyard, Susan
description: Jane Shore is only eighteen when her groom whisks her away from an impoverished life in London to a world of wealth and intrigue in the Royal Court. With her ravishing beauty, Jane soon captures the hearts of many noblemen including Lord Hastings and King Edward IV. As their mistress she is given anything a woman could possibly desire -- except the freedom to speak her mind.
  
  It is fifteenth century England and Edward IV rules. His court is filled with beautiful
  women--most of whom have been forgotten--who are mere spectators to court politics. But, there is one woman who almost shattered the empire ...