The King's Witches

by Kate Foster · 2024

In 1589 Edinburgh, Princess Anna of Denmark faces a year‑long trial of marriage to prove she can be Scotland’s queen beside King James VI. Guided by her devoted lady‑in‑waiting Kirsten, Anna strives for perfection—until a forbidden attraction to the charismatic Lord Henry threatens everything she’s been taught to value. Across the city, young housemaid Jura flees an abusive life, only to be swept into the fevered witch‑craft hysteria that grips the capital and the new queen herself. As Anna, Kirsten, and Jura navigate love, duty, fear, and the looming specter of accusation, their fates become tangled in a desperate struggle for survival and redemption. Kate Foster’s richly rendered tale brings the silenced women of Scotland’s 16th‑century witch trials to life, weaving political intrigue with intimate, haunting drama.