![]() He must face what he is willing to sacrifice for love.īut there are other problems lurking outside the chateau of Fontainebleau: a boy in an iron mask has been seen in the woods, and the king's finance minister, Nicolas Fouquet, has proven more powerful than Louis ever thought-a man who could make a great ally or become a dangerous foe. ![]() As the love affair between Louis and Princess Henriette burns, it sets the kingdom on the road to unmistakable scandal and conflict with the Vatican. He's still a young man, but one who, as king, willfully takes everything he can get-including his brother's wife. But what was he like as a young man-the man before Versailles?Īfter the death of his prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, twenty-two-year-old Louis steps in to govern France. ![]() Louis XIV is one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace the French throne. New York Times bestselling author Karleen Koen offers another delightful historical novel that will transport you to another time and place. ![]()
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