She gave a king his son and lost everything that mattered.

Bessie Blount's brief time in Henry VIII's bed changed her life forever. Bearing the king's illegitimate heir should have secured her place in history, but instead it condemned her to a life of separation and sorrow. Torn from her son Henry FitzRoy and banished from court, Bessie is married off, only to face widowhood and the struggles of raising children she's allowed to keep while mourning the one she cannot.

When devastating news arrives about FitzRoy's fate, Bessie must find the strength to carry on - not as the woman who briefly captured a king's attention, but as a mother who survived the cruelest cost of royal favor.

A quiet but powerful story of resilience, maternal love, and the forgotten women who shaped Tudor history from the shadows.

This historical fiction novella is a short read that you can devour on a lunch break.

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• Publication Date: August 27, 2025
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• Print Length: 73 Pages
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