This book is an engrossing detective novel set in the sixteenth century at the court of England’s Queen Elizabeth I. At a Valentine’s Day ball, thirteen-year-old Lady Grace Cavendish, a young maid of honor, must choose her future husband from three suitors. But the events unfold quite differently than anyone planned. Grace must prove miracles of wit, quick thinking, and bravery to unravel a mystery that threatens the very queen.