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St. Martin's Griffin
March 2015
On Sale: February 24, 2015
Featuring: Frances Stuart; King Louis XIV; Charles II
335 pages
ISBN: 125006094X
EAN: 9781250060945
Kindle: B00EGJ7LFI
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Historical
In 1660, the Restoration of Stuart Monarchy in England
returns Frances Stuart and her family to favor. Frances
discards threadbare gowns and goes to gilded Fontainebleau
Palace, where she soon catches the Sun King’s eye. But
Frances is no ordinary court beauty—she has Stuart secrets
to keep and her family to protect. King Louis XIV turns
vengeful when she rejects his offer to become his Official
Mistress. He sends her to England with orders to seduce
King
Charles II and help him form an alliance with England. The
Queen Mother likewise orders Frances to become her son's
mistress, in the interest of luring him away from the
Protestant mistress he currently keeps. Armed in pearls and silks, Frances maneuvers the political
turbulence of Whitehall Palace, but still can’t afford to
stir a scandal, determined to keep her family from shame.
Her tactic to inspire King Charles to greatness captivates
him, and the two embark on a tenuous relationship. Frances
survives the Great Fire, the Great Plague, and the
debauchery of the Restoration Court, yet loses her heart
to
the very king she must control. A startling discovery will
leave her with no other choice but to break his heart,
while
the fate of England hangs in the balance. In Girl on the Golden Coin, Marci Jefferson brings
to
life a
captivating woman whose beauty, compassion, and intellect
impacted a king and a nation.
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