The Chicago Tribune has called Blythe Gifford's work "the perfect balance between history and romance," and I couldn't agree more!

"Anne of Stamford has long been the keeper of her mistress's secrets, but when Lady Joan marries the king's son, court life becomes ever more perilous. Sir Nicholas Lovayne has arrived to uncover the truth about Lady Joan's past, and Anne must do something—anything—to throw him off…."

The back and forth between Anne and Nicholas kept this book exciting. They were definitely attracted to each other, but Anne was keeping a huge secret for Lady Joan and couldn't risk Nicholas finding out, and Nicholas had a very big problem when it came to trusting women given his father's marriage when he was a child to a woman Nicholas felt was manipulative and a liar.

"But who knew why women did anything except for their own gain. In his experience, women's interest in him had been directly proportional to what he could offer them."

But Anne isn't your average flighty woman. She has been dealing with a physical disability all of her life, and in that day and age, you were more likely to be turned out to beg on the street than live a normal life, so she considers herself very lucky indeed to be taken care of by Lady Joan. But what happens when she finds herself attracted to a man who makes her think and feel things that will get her nowhere in the long run? Or so she tells herself.

This was a very quick read because the characters were interesting and the historical backdrop was fascinating to read about.

I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to continuing with the Royal Weddings series.

Highly recommend - 5/5 stars.

Thank you for the opportunity to read Secrets at Court. Unfortunately, I did not complete my reading of the book before it was archived in April 2014. I do not plan to finish the book.

I loved this book, I was very surprised with how much I enjoyed this one. I need to read more books by this author.