Carolyn Meyer

In 1520, thirteen-year-old Anne Boleyn, jealous of her older sister's beauty and position at court, declares that she will one day be queen of England, and that her sister will kneel at her feet.

In 1501 fifteen-year-old Catharine of Aragon arrives in England to marry Arthur, the eldest son of King Henry VII, but soon finds her expectations of a happy settled life radically changed when Arthur unexpectedly dies and her future becomes the subject of a bitter dispute between the kingdoms of England and Spain.

Convicted of plotting against her cousin Queen Elizabeth I of England and awaiting execution in 1587, Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, recounts her life story, including becoming a widow at age eighteen and her brutal campaign to regain her sovereignty after being stripped of her throne.

When renowned beauty Helen runs off to Troy with Prince Paris, her enraged husband, King Menelaus, starts the Trojan War, leaving their plain daughter, Hermione, alone to witness the deaths of heroes on both sides and longing to find her own love and place in the world. Includes historical notes.

Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer's ANASTASIA is back in print with a gorgeous new package! Anastasia is the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia. Anastasia is used to a life of luxury; her major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice-skating, or have picnics. She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother, the princess, tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters...

“The Next Six Dog Vacations” continues the saga of Bea and B. B., adopted shelter dogs, going on six more unforgettable journeys with their human companions, Kel and Carolyn. This time they travel to Big Sur in California, through many neighboring states, and a national park, as well as shorter trips to places not too far beyond their borders and state parks close to home in Oklahoma. Kel and Carolyn called Bea and B. B. "the girls" and named...

While waiting anxiously for others to choose a husband for her, Isabella, the future Queen of Spain, keeps a diary account of her life as a member of the royal family.

This is a different sort of dog book! This book is a non-fiction travelogue, which reads like a novel written straight from the heart detailing the first 4 trips of 2 beloved shelter dogs. They are mixed breeds like 75% of the dogs found at animal shelters. The focus is primarily on these spayed females-their personalities, quirks, and habits. As the reader gets to know them, it's easy to become fond and relate to them as you do your own dogs. Getting...

A novel in diary form about Kristina, the young queen of Sweden.

Explores the advanced civilization and unsolved mysteries of the Mayas, who reigned for six centuries and then disappeared.