Welcome to Litsy!

What if the key to your heart lies in your enemy�s hands? In a world where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear. Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London�s master locksmith. For her there is no lock too elaborate, no secret too well kept. Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster and protector of Queen Elizabeth � the last of the Tudor monarchs � and her realm, is quick to realise Mallory�s talent and draws her into his world of intrigue, danger and deception. With her by his side, no scheme in England or abroad is safe from discovery; no plot secure. But Mallory�s loyalty wavers when she witnesses the execution of three Jesuit priests, a punishment that doesn�t fit their crime. When Mallory discovers the identity of a Catholic spy and a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom, she has to make a choice � between her country and her heart. Mallory, however, carries her own dark secrets and is about to learn those being kept from her � secrets that could destroy those she loves. Once Sir Francis�s greatest asset, Mallory is fast becoming his worst threat ... and everyone knows there�s only one way Sir Francis deals with those.