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Also by Golden Keyes Parsons:

His Steadfast Love, November 2011
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Where Hearts Are Free, September 2010
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A Prisoner Of Versailles, September 2009
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN KING
By: Golden Keyes Parsons

Madeleine Clavell\'s shared history with King Louis XIV holds the key to her family\'s life ... or death.

Darkness To Light #1
Thomas Nelson
September 2008
On Sale: September 1, 2008
Featuring: Francois Clavell; Madeleine Clavell; King Louis XIV
365 pages
ISBN: 1595548955
EAN: 9781595548955
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Seventeenth century France is an unsafe time to be a Huguenot. By order of King Louis XIV, all French Protestants must immediately convert or face imprisonment—or death. The king’s dragoons ferret out the nonconformists, pillaging villages and destroying homesteads.When the king’s soldiers descend on the Clavell estate, the family’s fate hangs in the balance. Quickly, quietly, they send their two sons into hiding, trusting that the young age of their daughter will guarantee her protection. But the dragoons will not be dissuaded; they hold the manor hostage looking for clues of their guilt or innocence. However, Madeleine Clavell, the lady of the manor, holds a secret—one possible chance to save the family. She and the king share a past.

Once a beautiful young lady in the French court whom Louis loved, Madeleine travels to Versailles to plead for mercy from the fickle king, hoping to regain his favor and save her family. It’s a gamble, but she is left with no other choice. Madeleine soon faces an agonizing decision—one that changes her family forever.