title: The Courtesan: A Novel (The Dark Queen Saga)
author:  Susan Carroll 
description: Skilled in passion, artful in deception, and driven by betrayal, she is the glittering center of the royal court-but the most desired woman of Renaissance France will draw the wrath of a dangerous adversary. <br />Paris, 1575. The consort of some of Europe's most influential men, Gabrielle Cheney is determined to secure her future by winning the heart of Henry, the Huguenot king of Navarre. As his mistress, Gabrielle hopes she might one day become the power behind the French throne. But her plans are jeopardized by Captain Nicolas Remy, a devoted warrior whose love Gabrielle desires-and fears-above all. She will also incur the malevolence of the Dark Queen, Catherine de' Medici, whose spies and witch-hunters are legion, and who will summon the black arts to maintain her authority. With the lives of those she loves in peril, Gabrielle must rebel against her queen to fulfill a glorious destiny she has sacrificed everything to gain. <br />Alive with vivid period detail and characters as vibrant as they are memorable, The Courtesan" is a sweeping historical tale of dangerous intrigues, deep treachery, and one woman's unshakable resolve to honor her heart.
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  A British Courtesan in America
  
  
  Revolutionary Women Book Two
  
  
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  Becky Lower
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A British Courtesan in America
  
  Copyright© 2020 Becky Lower
  
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  This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues are
  products of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real.
  
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  CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  Off the coast of England, 1777
  
  
  Anjanette Shelby nibbled on her lower lip as her homeland finally faded into
  oblivion. The last bit of rocky coastline disappeared from the horizon, and
  she cast her gaze in the opposite direction, to the unending ocean in front of