SAVING HENRY TUDOR

A novel for fans of Diana Gabaldon and Deborah Harkness, this is historical time-travel fiction at its best. A full manuscript will be available shortly.

In the desperate days near the end of the War of the Roses, in 1485, and the eve of the famous Battle of Bosworth, it is far from certain that Henry VII will win the war and thus begin the famous Tudor line, as he has become gravely ill. In the present day, a mysteriously intact copy of a famous religious Book of Hours, once belonging to Margaret Beaufort, Henry's mother, finds its way into the hands of Laura Seaton, a struggling history professor on the brink of losing her shot at tenure. Transported back in time, Laura must use all her knowledge of history – and medicine - to save Henry's life, and her own, or alter the course of history forever. Along the way she is catapulted into notoriety by her medical prowess, arrested for siding against the notorious Richard III, and forced to flee for her life. As well as thrilling fiction, this is an exciting and realistic portrait of Britain in the closing years of the 15th Century. REBECCA HENDERSON PALMER has a Ph.D. in pharmacology, writes biotech reports for pharmaceutical research companies by day and historical fiction by night. She has her own blog, rhendersonpalmer.com, where she reviews historical fiction and nonfiction. She is a member of the Historical Novel Society and Central Ohio Fiction Writers.