Anne and Charles: Passion and Politics in Late Medieval France

“Comparable to PHILIPPA GREGORY's Plantagenet and Tudor Novels.”—Publishers Weekly◆ FINALIST, 2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards for a Fiction Series◆ Royalty ◆ Power ◆ Politics ◆ Love ◆ Struggle“A historically sharp and dramatically stirring love story.”—Kirkus ReviewsShe married him to save her realm. What happens next surprises them both.When Anne of Brittany's father dies in 1488, she becomes Duchess of Brittany, her country's ruler at age eleven. For the next three years, the unmarried, orphaned duchess is pursued by suitors while Brittany is invaded by its larger, more powerful neighbor of France. With no other way out, at age fourteen she agrees to marry Charles VIII, King of France, to save her country. Better to be a queen than a prisoner.Unexpectedly, a passionate relationship ensues. Yet Charles cannot shake off bad habits he has brought into their marriage, and Anne cannot help him in his darkest area of struggle.Together, they introduce the wonders of the Italian Renaissance to France, building one of Europe’s most glorious 15th century courts at their royal residence in Amboise, in the heart of the Loire Valley.But year after year they fail to achieve the one most important aim they must accomplish to secure the future of their kingdom. As they desperately strive to make their shared dream come true, a sudden twist of fate forever changes the fortunes of both Anne and Charles.Click the BUY NOW button for an unforgettable journey to the Renaissance with ANNE AND CHARLES, Book One of the Anne of Brittany Series. Read more