Susan Carroll: The Courtesan
Erschienen: 2006 bei Random House, Inc./Ballantine Books
FAIRE ISLE SERIE (DARK QUEEN SERIE)
Die dunkle Königin (The Dark Queen)
Die Geliebte des Königs (The Courtesan)
Twilight of a Queen
Paris, 1575. The consort of some of Europe's most influential men, Gabrielle Cheney is determined to secure her future by winning the heart of Henry, the Huguenot king of Navarre. As his mistress, Gabrielle hopes she might one day become the power behind the French throne. But her plans are jeopardized by Captain Nicolas Remy, a devoted warrior whose love Gabrielle desires - and fears - above all. She will also incur the malevolence of the Dark Queen, Catherine de' Medici, whose spies and witch-hunters are legion, and who will summon the black arts to maintain her authority. With the lives of those she loves in peril, Gabrielle must rebel against her queen to fulfill a glorious destiny she has sacrificed everything to gain.