The White Queen by Philappa Gregory

This series is now being made into a TV series; I think it would play well there - there's lots of improbable plot twists and overwrought romance.  The back of the book says it well "three different, yet equally relentless women who will scheme, manipulate, and seduce their way onto the English throne."  This is the second one that I've read, and it continues the story of the War of the Roses.  In this title, Elizabeth Woodville, a beauty, captivates the attentions of the newly crowned King of England, Edward IV, and proceeds to try to entrench her family in the royal line.  Of course many other factions are dismayed by this, and the story describes all the plotting and petty battles that ensue. There's also an undercurrent of witchcraft to add a bit of extra spice. It's somewhat surprising how the reins of power, and even the crown itself, can shift from one family to another in the space of a few weeks.  Gregory excels at conveying a sense of time and place, but certainly plays up the drama.  415 p.