The Valois Mistress

Download or read book The Valois Mistress written by Laura du Pre and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte de Sauve has one goal: to live quietly in her home town of Tours and succeed her father as Visountess of Tours. But the road to the title runs through the French court ruled over by Catherine de Medici. Catherine agrees to make Charlotte her father's heir, but only if Charlotte will agree to join Catherine's notorious spy ring, the Escadron Volont, or Flying Squadron. In order to fulfil her promise to Catherine, Charlotte reluctantly agrees to become mistress first to Henry of Navarre, the poor cousin and new husband of Charlotte's former friend, Margot Valois, known to history as Queen Margot. Catherine adds to Charlotte's woes when she orders her to become mistress not only to Henry of Navarre but Catherine's youngest son, the Duc of Anjou. Faced with juggling two powerful and jealous men at once, Charlotte must keep her wits around her, and do all that she can to secure the title for herself and the child she desperately needs to have to secure the succession. Can she please Catherine without losing her own soul? Could she find a way to play the court mistress game in a way that satisfies herself, without crossing the Queen? Based on the true story of Madame de Sauve, one of the most famous courtesans of the 16th Century, Charlotte's story is one of intrigue and class warfare, written large on the page of Renaissance France. Scroll up today to get your copy of Charlotte's story today.