The King's Inquisitor by Tonya Ulynn Brown was the second in the Stuart Monarch series. Queens Mary and Elizabeth are dead and James is now king. The son of Mary's almoner has a place at court but is forced to become part of the North Berwick witch trials. Brown describes the horror of being condemned as a witch, including exposing corrupt officials who used the trials for their own benefit. William Broune must choose his path: the easy path that will lead to a good marriage and successful court life or the very dangerous path already being tread by a Scottish woman who sees the hypocrisy and fulfills her Christian duty to help others. Both books were good: historical fiction but with some romance woven in as well. ( )