When even King Louis' love fails to protect Marie, she must summon her powers of divination.įraught with conspiracy and passion, Enchantress of Paris is a captivating historical novel about a woman whose love was more powerful than magic. Enchantress of Paris by Marci Jefferson digital book - Fable. She sacrifices everything, but exposing Mazarin's darkest secret threatens to tear France apart. MARCI JEFFERSON graduated from Virginia Commonwealth Universitys Medical College as a. 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.ĭisgusted by Mazarin's ruthlessness, Marie rebels. As her star rises, King Louis becomes enchanted by Marie's charm. In France, Marie discovers that her powerful uncle rules, using Marie's sister Olympia to hold the Sun King, Louis XIV, in thrall.ĭesperate 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. Nonetheless, Cardinal Mazarin brings his niece to the opulent French court, where the forbidden occult arts thrive in secret. In this book, we see the court of King Louis XIV of France, also known as the Sun King, through the eyes of one of his most beloved mistresses, Marie. I really enjoyed her last book, 'Girl on the Golden Coin,' so I was excited to read this book. 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. 'Enchantress of Paris' is the latest historical fiction offering from Marci Jefferson.
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