Chased by a powerful man, resourceful Elise fakes her death. Now she seeks protection-and lessons in self-defense-from the werewolf Mathieu Ivory.
It's 1663. King Louis XIV asks young women volunteers to emigrate to New France. Armed with the king's gifts of dowries and trousseaus, they are invited to pick husbands from among the many, many available prospects. The rules:
1) Choose the man you want.
2) Take as long as you want.
3) Keep power over your own destiny.
Real history.
Imagined spicy romance.
It's Book 2 in The King's Daughters series!
Bonus: Includes witty historical endnotes by Madame McCoy herself!