{"id":27088,"date":"2026-05-23T08:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27088"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:43:21","slug":"keeper-of-the-kings-secrets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27088","title":{"rendered":"Keeper of the King’s Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keeper of the King’s Secrets<\/em><\/a> (2012) Michelle Diener<\/a> (Susanna Horenbout and John Parker, #2)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in London in 1525<\/p>\n

\u201cForeigners live there.\u201d The boy pulled himself taller. \u201cRich \u2019n\u2019 all.\u201d He eyed the money. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhere\u2019re they from?\u201d Parker did not loosen his hold. <\/p>\n

The boy tried to yank his arm away but gave up when he realized there was no give. \u201cForeigners is foreigners. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe King was nearly killed.\u201d Simon\u2019s voice rose. \u201cHe fell into a ditch while hawking. His pole snapped as he was vaulting over it. He was stuck, headfirst, in the mud. A groom saved his life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She began to read. \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Wolsey\u2019s shout made her jerk. <\/p>\n

She stared at him. \u201cReading the first paragraph.\u201d<\/p>\n

His eyes widened, surprised, no doubt, that she could read. \u201cFor what reason?\u201d <\/p>\n

Susanna frowned. \u201cSo I have a sense of the contents. The painting needs to reflect the document.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: John Parker, Susanna Horenbout, Mistress Greene, Peter Jack, Eric, Harry, Simon Carter, Maggie, King Henry (VIII), Queen Katherine, Master Jens of Antwerp \/ Pieter Diamantaire, Cardinal Wolsey, Jean, The Comte, Dr. Pettigrew, Alfred, Isaac Gittens, Edward Malory, Will Somers \/ Fool, Thomas Wyatt, Charles Brandon, Mary, Thomas Boleyn, Elizabeth Carew, Francis Bryan, Gertrude Courtenay, Jane Stafford, Father Haden<\/p>\n

Publisher: Gallery Books<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keeper of the King’s Secrets (2012) Michelle Diener (Susanna Horenbout and John Parker, #2) Set in London in 1525 \u201cForeigners live there.\u201d The boy pulled himself taller. \u201cRich \u2019n\u2019 all.\u201d He eyed the money. \u201cWhere\u2019re they from?\u201d Parker did not loosen his hold. 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