2015 HistFic Release: The Enchantress of Paris by Marci Jefferson

Check out what I just spotted on Amazon! I am seriously loving the cover and cannot wait for the release! Ugh, August seems forever away. Why do they tease us so?
 

Publication Date: August 4, 2015 | Thomas Dunne Books | Hardcover; 336p
ISBN-10: 1250057094

Genre: Historical Fiction

The alignment of the stars at Marie Mancini’s birth warned that although she would be gifted at divination, she was destined to disgrace her family. Nonetheless, Cardinal Mazarin brings his niece to the opulent French court, where the forbidden occult arts thrive in secret. In France, Marie discovers that her powerful uncle rules, using Marie’s sister Olympia to hold the Sun King, Louis XIV, in thrall.

Desperate to avoid her mother's dying wish that she spend her life in a convent, Marie burns her grimoire, trading Italian superstitions for polite sophistication. As her star rises, King Louis becomes enchanted by Marie’s charm. Sensing a chance to grab even greater power, Cardinal Mazarin pits the sisters against each other, showering Marie with diamonds and silks in exchange for bending King Louis to his will.

Disgusted by Mazarin’s ruthlessness, Marie rebels. She sacrifices everything, but exposing Mazarin’s darkest secret threatens to tear France apart. When even King Louis’ love fails to protect Marie, she must summon her powers of divination.

Fraught with conspiracy and passion, Enchantress of Paris is a captivating historical novel about a woman whose love was more powerful than magic.

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you, Amy! This sounds like it's going to be a fabulous novel. Hope the publisher will send you an early copy!!

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