We, King Henry VIII Part 1, by S. Joy P.
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We, King Henry VIII Part 1, by S. Joy P.
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Henry VIII of England seeks his way home – into the arms of his long-lost lover
On the 27th of January, 1547 AD, at eleven o'clock at night, Henry VIII is mere three hours from his death. On his deathbed, he only pines to behold his true love for one more time. To catch but a glimpse of Adhamh's face – that he desires above all things. For his whole life fearful of God, he would now give his mind, body, and soul to the Devil if the Dark Lord promised him but one moment with his lost lover. Only his heart Henry could not give, for Adhamh has it in his keeping. It has always been so, from the day they met. And there the story of their star-crossed love truly begins. In the hot August of the year 1521 AD, England lazily revels in its still young King Henry VIII, the most accomplished and the handsomest monarch of the Christendom. For whole the world, Henry plays the King who lacks nothing, and who fears nobody save God. Deep inside, he is a man tormented by dark secrets shrouding his marriage, tortured by fears for the fate of his dynasty. His summer morning is not filled with idle delight; it brims with barely concealed terrors – until the moment when God sends him a sign: a wolf trapped in the royal chapel. From the first heartbeat of the unexpected encounter, the beast exudes an aura of unalloyed loyalty vested in Henry alone. Overcome with the sight of the wolf's unconditional surrender into his hands, Henry believes him to be a messenger of God and spares his life. But... a human heart beats in the wolf's chest. Adhamh the Seventh, the only son of the House of Svar, the Margrave at Zuria Labarra is the second most powerful man after the King of Cerbeden – and a werewolf cast out of his world as a punishment for a fateful failure. The High Immortal who so sentenced him to die as the Devil's Own knew nothing about an uncanny resemblance between the King of England and the King of Cerbeden. Neither does Adhamh. In Henry, he sees his own beloved liege lord, whom he could never harm. The moment of his surrender gives birth to a new unbreakable bond and triggers a chain of inescapable events. The affection that arises between them faces constant dangers, both seen and unseen. Constraints placed on them by social norms and Henry's religious beliefs can be overcome, but what if Adhamh is yanked back into his own world one day? This ever-present peril cannot be provided for. Nor is it the darkest threat lurking close. If you love Henry VIII and like a touch of supernatural fantasy in your fiction, avail yourself of this autobiography that stays true to the cultural realities and historical facts of his time, twining them seamlessly with imagination and surprising motivations for well-known events. Through Henry's memories, you can now witness the power of a bond that changed him, and through his deeds the all of England, forever. Genres: Henry VIII of England: a fictional autobiography with supernatural aspects, gay historical drama, gay werewolf shifter romance
We, King Henry VIII Part 1, by S. Joy P. - Amazon Sales Rank: #1301826 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-30
- Released on: 2015-05-30
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Controversial, Provocative Historical Romance By Tudor Princess Man meets a werewolf and falls in love with him. If you thought that your love life was difficult, let the lyrical world of S. Joy P prove you otherwise! In her world, love is much more complicated because one of the men at the center of the love story is a renowned king and the other, a handsome, mysterious werewolf. The name of this king happens to be Henry Tudor. In a nutshell, We, King Henry VIII, Part I can be summarized as follows - the legendary King Henry VIII is in love with a werewolf named Adhamh, who is from another world! It is a historical romance, written in lyrical prose, with a heavy dose of supernatural elements.As my nickname implies, I am a fan of Tudor history, especially history related to Henry Tudor. Given this affinity, it was a no-brainer for me to download this book on to my Kindle. However, even before reading the book, I was apprehensive about how I would like the most controversial aspect of it - a bisexual King Henry VIII. Then to my absolute surprise I found that the object of his interest was a werewolf. As I am a fan of werewolf romances, the book, which combines two of my interests, was an interesting read.As the book is styled as an autobiography, it is from King Henry's point-of-view (POV). It starts with him on his deathbed longing for his beloved Adhamh. Then, you are taken to 1521 where they meet and the story unfolds through a series of recollections. In this historical supernatural romance, I met many characters that I was familiar with, such as Charles Brandon, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Cardinal Wolsey. In many ways, I was familiar with this world as the author took care to depict the times accurately. However, I did not like some of the character portrayals until I remembered that it was Henry's POV that I was reading. This book is designed as the first installment in a multi-volume epic. It ends in 1523 with the suspense created by a missing Adhamh, who was perhaps pulled back into his mysterious other world.S. Joy P.'s writing style is very lyrical. I became interested in the style after reading Dragon's Bounty (DB), another historical fantasy adventure starring Vlad Dracula and Love, the mortal incarnation of the God of love. Although this book doesn't have the emotional intensity of DB, which is set within the backdrop of war, it is still an exciting read. What makes it so is not only the lyrical style of the author, but also the romance of an unusual love story, which combines the comforting familiarity of the Tudor background with the adventure of a supernatural experience.The author has remained true to the spirit of King Henry and his court. Henry's obsessions (e.g., his quest for a son and heir, his doubts regarding the legality of his marriage to his brother's widow, his search for love, and his relationship with his faith) are depicted well, so is his relationship with his best friend and brother-in-law Charles Brandon and favorite sister Mary. It is apparent that the author has taken great trouble to research the traditions and customs of Henry's court.How did I overcome my apprehension of a bisexual Henry? With a smile, as he seemed to have troubles with his guy just like he has had them with his wives... All kidding aside, if you want to escape to the world of a historical supernatural romance, I would highly recommend this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Impressive From Beginning to End By L. Horan S. Joy P.’s We, King Henry VIII is a book that came at me out of nowhere and proceeded, quite frankly, to impress me from beginning to end.What I know of King Henry VIII would fit on the head of a pin: A.) I know it wasn’t necessarily fortuitous to be his wife, and B.) I know he spent much of his reign balking at the strict edicts of the Roman Catholic Church. That’s the extent of it, so with regards to this book’s “controversial” label, I must say I don’t know enough about the subject at hand to find it particularly scandalous, but I will say the author has managed to take a monarch who, inarguably, has not been portrayed throughout history as a benign ruler, and made him the sympathetic hero of this novel, and, to a certain extent, also portrays Henry Tudor as the victim of sorts in the story—a pawn of his duty to crown and country, to his God, to the women he’d married in hopes of producing a male heir to the throne, as well as to his love for Sir Adhamh Svar.One of the things I found most appealing about this novel is the author’s writing style, which is at times poetic and at the same time feels utterly organic to the 16th century; not in that the narrative and dialogue are filled with thous and forsooths and yea verilys, which would make it tedious to some of us contemporary readers, but that the author’s use of opulent language and lush dialogue along with a descriptive prose supports and enhances the historical setting, which effectively sweeps us into the court of Henry VIII. I not only appreciated the author’s attention to detail but also salute the inspiration that struck which sent the story headlong into the realm of speculative fiction and gave it its supernatural twist.We, King Henry VIII is a deathbed confessional, told in large part through flashbacks, of Henry, the man in the prime of his life and in the midst of his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon when he is visited upon by a wolf. Whether this is an evil omen or divine blessing is unclear, most especially once it’s revealed the wolf is, in truth, a man—Adhamh—and he is not of the realm which Henry rules. Indeed, he is not even of the world in which this story takes place.Within these flashbacks, we also see Henry as a loving father even as the bloom has withered and fallen off the rose of his marriage to Catherine, two things being made clear; the first, that Catherine did not come to their marriage bed a virgin; the second being that infidelity has left Henry in the painful throes of a sexually transmitted disease, which is when his suspicions are aroused by his wolf and the certainty the animal is something other, as he leads His Grace to a remedy for his discomfort that, quite literally, saves the king’s manhood.As the bond between Henry and Adhamh strengthens, Adhamh’s influence over the king becomes evident as well, in the forbidden thoughts and deeds Henry’s heart leads him toward. The story takes a poignant turn amidst the court intrigue and royal politics, in which we see Henry war with his love for Adhamh and his fidelity to God. We also see his initial steps toward dissolving his marriage to Catherine, for which Adhamh becomes a trusted and useful advisor. In this first installment of the series, we are also treated to the introduction of Lady Anne Boleyn, the woman about whom Adhamh also has some strong opinions. And the woman whose fate we are, of course, all too familiar with.Because We, King Henry VIII is book one in a series, there is no resolution to the conflict introduced in this novel. If you don’t enjoy the “to be continued” that happens in episodic storytelling, consider this a small inconvenience to the overall grandeur of the story being told. This book left me with a “just when I thought I’d read it all…” sense of satisfaction that I’d come across something a bit unique in the gay fiction genre: one part reality, one part history lesson, one part fantasy, and one-hundred percent intriguing.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Joy has a gift writing this time period By InkedRainbowReads FourStarsHenry VIII has all the beloved characters from the Tudor era, including the big man himself, Anne Boylen, Catherine, lovers and courtiers. S. Joy has a gift writing this time period. Everything feels authentic. Tied to its time, not re-invented for our sensibilities. I loved it.I got sucked into Henry's realistically religious furvor and his love of the hunt--things I don't usually get to read about. The politics of court dragged on a little bit, especially near the end, but the devotion to realism (or created realism) has to be applauded. It's like the very best of fanfic. It takes an impossibly rigid, familiar world and puts a sexy werewolf into it.Adhamh the Shifter's story is compelling as well, although we don't learn much about it in this first book. The mystery is as intriguing as the Tudors themselves. This is great historical fiction. One star off for the cliffhanger ending and some filler that didn't captivate me, but for the most part, We, King Henry VIII Part 1 is an adventure.I was given this in return for an honest review by Inked Rainbow Reads.C.E. Case
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