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King Henry IV of France
Chateau de Fontainebleau
4 LYRES!
"Cosette is a twenty eight year old beauty who not only grew up with the hero
(Francois) but fell totally in love with him. When he left she had to fend for not only
herself, their baby Aimee, and her baby sister. They ended up in an Abbot and
Cosette was discovered by Vivienne le Brun and turned into a courtesan. Becoming
a glorified prostitute might not have been what she wanted to become but she
certainly wasn’t about to let her dependants suffer or starve if she could help it. So
swallowing her pride and stiffening her spine, Cosette set out to make the best of
her life while secretly stashing money aside in order to get out from under Vivienne’
s control.
Francois is a strong man whose past decisions have left him both haunted and
stronger. Forced to leave Cosette by his father, Francois ends up struggling to
survive on some God-forsaken island. Years later Francois is surprised to run into
Cosette, and even more shocked to learn that she’s a courtesan and is in fact the
kings mistress.
Torn apart and then ultimately brought back together, this couple embarks on a
journey to not only understand what happened that caused them to split in the
first place, but to deal with the fact that now she’s in the oldest profession and he’s
married to someone else. Add to that the fact that someone is out to kill the king
and they have to protect him at all costs. As well as, the fact that they both have
secrets that they’re trying to protect! All this leaves the reader so deeply enmeshed
in the book that they don’t even realize the time.
I totally love the idea of a romance with a women whose reputation isn’t the pure
and above reproach one that we’ve come to expect! Ms. Hatfield did a fantastic job
of weaving their (Cosette & Francois’) story. There were times while reading the
story that I was laughing out loud! There were other times that my heart was
breaking for this couple yet I was always rooting for them. To say that the sex was
steamy would be putting it mildly too. I could very easily imagine this book on
bookstore shelves!"
-Valerie Eisiminger, RORR
"Cosette is a twenty eight year old beauty who not only grew up with the hero
(Francois) but fell totally in love with him. When he left she had to fend for not only
herself, their baby Aimee, and her baby sister. They ended up in an Abbot and
Cosette was discovered by Vivienne le Brun and turned into a courtesan. Becoming
a glorified prostitute might not have been what she wanted to become but she
certainly wasn’t about to let her dependants suffer or starve if she could help it. So
swallowing her pride and stiffening her spine, Cosette set out to make the best of
her life while secretly stashing money aside in order to get out from under Vivienne’
s control.
Francois is a strong man whose past decisions have left him both haunted and
stronger. Forced to leave Cosette by his father, Francois ends up struggling to
survive on some God-forsaken island. Years later Francois is surprised to run into
Cosette, and even more shocked to learn that she’s a courtesan and is in fact the
kings mistress.
Torn apart and then ultimately brought back together, this couple embarks on a
journey to not only understand what happened that caused them to split in the
first place, but to deal with the fact that now she’s in the oldest profession and he’s
married to someone else. Add to that the fact that someone is out to kill the king
and they have to protect him at all costs. As well as, the fact that they both have
secrets that they’re trying to protect! All this leaves the reader so deeply enmeshed
in the book that they don’t even realize the time.
I totally love the idea of a romance with a women whose reputation isn’t the pure
and above reproach one that we’ve come to expect! Ms. Hatfield did a fantastic job
of weaving their (Cosette & Francois’) story. There were times while reading the
story that I was laughing out loud! There were other times that my heart was
breaking for this couple yet I was always rooting for them. To say that the sex was
steamy would be putting it mildly too. I could very easily imagine this book on
bookstore shelves!"
-Valerie Eisiminger, RORR
5 Hearts!
"Cosette has one option left to her -- she must catch King Henry’s eye. She must seduce him
and then become his new mistress or she stands to lose everyone important to her. What
she never expected was to see her betrothed. The man she believed had died ten years ago
at sea. The man whose disappearance ultimately put her in the position she's in today.
Francois has traveled to see the king for one reason only, to inform him of a possible plot
against him. But when he sees the woman he has loved for the past ten years, his betrothed
that he was forced to leave behind, his plans change. When he begins to believe she could
be involved in the plot to bring down the king, he has to decide to turn her in or save her at
any cost. Can two lost souls be reunited after so long? Or has time and circumstance forced
them apart forever?
Meagan Hatfield has written an exciting tale of lost love, secrets, and devious plots. Cosette
and Francois were such well-written characters. The love-hate relationship between these
two wonderful people, along with the fiery passion that burns up the pages, is all consuming.
I was unable to put this one down. Although at times I found the situations the characters had
to withstand a little distressing, I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an exciting,
sexually charged romance because this has to be one of the best I have read. Hats off to this
great author. I look forward to reading more of her stories in the future."
- Sandra, The Romance Studio
"Cosette has one option left to her -- she must catch King Henry’s eye. She must seduce him
and then become his new mistress or she stands to lose everyone important to her. What
she never expected was to see her betrothed. The man she believed had died ten years ago
at sea. The man whose disappearance ultimately put her in the position she's in today.
Francois has traveled to see the king for one reason only, to inform him of a possible plot
against him. But when he sees the woman he has loved for the past ten years, his betrothed
that he was forced to leave behind, his plans change. When he begins to believe she could
be involved in the plot to bring down the king, he has to decide to turn her in or save her at
any cost. Can two lost souls be reunited after so long? Or has time and circumstance forced
them apart forever?
Meagan Hatfield has written an exciting tale of lost love, secrets, and devious plots. Cosette
and Francois were such well-written characters. The love-hate relationship between these
two wonderful people, along with the fiery passion that burns up the pages, is all consuming.
I was unable to put this one down. Although at times I found the situations the characters had
to withstand a little distressing, I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an exciting,
sexually charged romance because this has to be one of the best I have read. Hats off to this
great author. I look forward to reading more of her stories in the future."
- Sandra, The Romance Studio
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