Before we begin...

Its January 1559. Elizabeth 1st has been queen for just three months. Isabel has been living in obscurity at her home, Stonepole mannor, for 13 years. On her 14th birthday, she is sent to serve The Queen. But what awaits her? You see, Isabel is a Bolyen, cousin of Elizabeth disgraced mother...
She makes a friend of the young painter, Paulo Cortana... will their friendship blossom to more?