The Dark Queen (The Dark Queen Saga #1)
The Dark Queen (The Dark Queen Saga #1)
Author: Susan Carroll
Desc: From Brittany's misty shores to the decadent splendor of Paris's royal court one woman must fulfill her destiny while facing the treacherous designs of Catherine de Medici the dark queen. She is Ariane the Lady of Faire Isle one of the Cheney sisters renowned for their mystical skills and for keeping the isle secure and prosperous. But this is a time when women of ability are deemed sorceresses when Renaissance France is torn by ruthless political intrigues and all are held in thrall to the sinister ambitions of Queen Catherine de Medici. Then a wounded stranger arrives on Faire Isle bearing a secret the Dark Queen will do everything in her power to possess. The only person Ariane can turn to is the comte de Renard a nobleman with fiery determination and a past as mysterious as his own unusual gifts. Riveting vibrant and breathtaking The Dark Queen follows Ariane and Renard as they risk everything to prevent the fulfillment of a dreadful prophecy even if they must tempt fate and their own passions.