Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Hutchinson Heinemann, an ipmorint of Penguin Random House, London, in March 2024.

In 1567 Scotland, Mary, Queen of Scots, is imprisoned in the isolated Lochleven Castle, along with her two inconspicuous serving women, and, after reluctantly surrendering her throne, is joined by her closest friend, Lady Seton, and they all hatch a perilous getaway plan, forming a bond that transcends class and religion.