{"id":5780,"date":"2016-04-06T19:06:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T23:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5780"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:19:30","slug":"dangerous-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5780","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/208RFI5\">Dangerous Sanctuary<\/a><\/em> (2012) <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Diener_Michelle.php\">Michelle Diener<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/208RFI5\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5782\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dangerous-Sanctuary-1.jpg?resize=193%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dangerous-Sanctuary\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5782\" \/>Set in England in 1525<\/p>\n<p><\/a>This novella occurs after the book <em>In a Treacherous Court<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>King Henry VIII is celebrating the defeat of Francis I of France and his English ally(ies), and Susanna Horenbout has been commissioned to paint the ceremony in St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral, but not all those who allied themselves with Francis were dealt with, and Susanna overhears what may be a plot to harm the king.<\/p>\n<p>I really like these historical mysteries, especially as they are based on characters who really existed (even if the characters didn&#8217;t actually solve mysteries), and I especially like the details&#8211;the past is frequently romanticized, when in reality for most people it was smelly and unpleasant.<\/p>\n<p>Know that this is a short story&#8211;not a novel, and that this series is pretty expensive.<br \/>\n<strong>Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Published by Pocket Star<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dangerous Sanctuary (2012) Michelle Diener Set in England in 1525 This novella occurs after the book In a Treacherous Court. King Henry VIII is celebrating the defeat of Francis I of France and his English ally(ies), and Susanna Horenbout has been commissioned to paint the ceremony in St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral, but not all those who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30,33,8,26,35],"tags":[251,559,253],"class_list":["post-5780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-british","category-historical","category-mystery","category-romance","category-short-story","tag-michelle-diener","tag-protestant-reformation","tag-susanna-horenbout-and-john-parker"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/piQkW-1ve","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27090,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27090","url_meta":{"origin":5780,"position":0},"title":"Dangerous Sanctuary","author":"Michelle","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Dangerous Sanctuary (2012) Michelle Diener (Susanna Horenbout and John Parker #1.5) Set in London in 1525 This is a novella set between In a Treacherous Court and Keeper of the King\u2019s Secrets. 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