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Queen Bess

A Tudor Comes to Save America

Published by Regalo Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Self-made billionaire Dakota Wynfred is convinced that the only way to save American democracy is by putting the last Tudor Queen in the Oval Office.

“A fearless and laser-focused novel of the future that will entertain and trouble readers, by turns.” — Kirkus Reviews

Dakota Wynfred will stop at nothing to prevent the reelection of the vile US president, Robert Vlakas, who wants to nationalize her cybersecurity company and simultaneously set fire to the Constitution. And that includes finding a champion who can defeat him in the 2028 presidential election.

But it won’t be easy because Dakota’s champion of choice—though brilliant, politically savvy, charming, and tough enough to survive multiple assassination attempts—happens to have been dead for over 400 years.

So, what if Queen Elizabeth I has never heard of electricity, Netflix, or Uber?

Dakota’s team of experts travel back in time to try to convince Elizabeth to leap more than four centuries into the future to embark on a quest to become the greatest woman ruler in history…again.

About The Author

Maria Vetrano tried to save the whales when she was nine years old. It didn’t quite work. But that didn’t quell her desire to ease some of the world’s ills in some small way, even if only through fiction. She is the mother of one young adult daughter and currently lives with her wife and animal family in Massachusetts. When she’s not writing, Maria is the principal of Vetrano Communications, the PR and marketing firm she founded in 2004 that specializes in tech clientele. Maria is also a lounge singer who’s entertained audiences in Boston, Cambridge, and Provincetown. Along with her wife, she created Against the Tide, a fundraising event to fight breast cancer. She is a graduate of Colgate University with a BA in English literature.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Regalo Press (December 18, 2024)
  • Length: 336 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798888456897

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Raves and Reviews

“A fearless and laser-focused novel of the future that will entertain and trouble readers, by turns.”

Kirkus Reviews

“… Queen Bess features a time-traveling tech executive who gets Elizabeth I to run against an autocrat in 2028 — written, said author Maria Vetrano, ‘to give people a sense of relief.’”

Sophia Nguyen, The Washington Post

“You all have had this experience, I bet. When someone tells you their book idea–and you swoon. You think, in all caps in your mind: THAT IS SUCH A BRILLIANT IDEA!”

Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today Bestselling Author of fifteen Psychological Thrillers

Queen Bess: A Tudor Comes to Save America takes a daring leap that places the formidable Elizabeth Tudor in the heart of 21st-century political chaos.”

Chris Jones, Overly Honest Reviews

Queen Bess is playful and thought-provoking.”

Melissa Ludtke, Author of Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside

“Have you ever read the back of a book and knew you needed to crack it open to learn the answers? It’s how we felt when we learned about Maria Vetrano’s debut novel, Queen Bess: A Tudor Comes to Save America.”

Julia Roth, Geek Girl Authority

“Creative, timely and thoroughly original, Queen Bess imagines a world in which time travel allows a billionaire with a conscience to convince Queen Elizabeth I that she should journey to the 21stcentury, so she can run for president in 2028….Wonderfully entertaining and hopeful.”

Ellen Jarrett, Co-owner of Porter Square Books

Queen Bess is a completely novel concept blending cybersecurity, feminism, Elizabethan Tudor history, time travel, politics, and found family!….Hugely enjoyable!”

Cynthia Wright, Cybersecurity Consultant

“Part speculative, part historical, and all delightful, this time travel story for the ages (pun intended!) never fails to surprise and delight.”

Liza Monroy, Author of The Distractions

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