But practising witchcraft in Tudor England is a dangerous business - as is hiding her secret betrothal to the handsome young priest, Alejandro de Castillo.Meg is called back into the service of Princess Elizabeth, who has fallen passionately in love with Robert Dudley - a married man. Meg Lytton was born with a powerful gift for magic, as her mother and aunt were before her. She is presently working on her new novel featuring Lucy Morgan. Daughter of the prolific novelist Charlotte Lamb, Victoria lives in Warwickshire - also known as Shakespeare Country - only twenty minutes from Kenilworth Castle where The Queen's Secret is set. Now a busy mother of five, she has finally achieved that ambition after much research. Can the knowledge Lucy is gaining prevent the death of the monarch? Or has it put Lucy in mortal danger instead?About the AuthorWhile studying Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights at university, Victoria Lamb had a desire to write a series of novels about Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady'. Brought up by a spy, Lucy's observational skills are sharper than anyone at the castle realises, and she soon uncovers far more than she bargained for: Someone at Kenilworth is plotting to kill the queen. But, a fickle man, he is unable to resist the seductive wiles of Lettice Knollys.Enraged by the couple's growing intimacy, Elizabeth employs a young black singer and court entertainer to keep a watch on them. Organised by the Earl of Leicester, he knows this celebration is his last chance to persuade the Queen to marry him. But when a spell goes terribly wrong, and Meg begins to have horrifying dreams, she fears she has released a dark spirit into the world, intent on harming her and those around her.Desire and power collide in the court of Elizabeth IWarwickshire, 1575Pomp, fanfare and a wealth of lavish festivities await Elizabeth I at Kenilworth Castle.

In the service of the queen's sister, Princess Elizabeth, Meg tries to use her powers to foretell her mistress' future.

Even more perilous, Meg is secretly betrothed to the young priest Alejandro de Castillo a relationship which they must hide at all costs. But Meg Lytton has more reason to be afraid than most - for Meg is a witch, and exposure would mean certain death. The jealous, embittered queen sees enemies all around her, and the infamous Spanish Inquisition holds the court in its merciless grip. At the court of Mary Tudor, life is safe for no one. But Meg Lytton has more reason to be afraid than most - for Meg is a witch, and exposure would mean certain death.London, 1555.

Witchfall by Victoria Lamb