Mediante un chantaje (el cofrecillo descubierto cuando era niña), Angélica se casa con su primo Felipe, convirtiéndose en Marquesa y entrando en la corte del Rey Sol; aunque el odio de su primo tratará de poner trabas para su ascenso en la corte, pronto es requerida por el ministro de finanzas y por el propio rey para pedirle consejos sobre varios asuntos financieros.

Poco a poco y a raíz del nacimiento de su hijo, Felipe cambia su actitud y entre ambos surgirá un amor lleno de sobresaltos y con final triste. Aunque el rey se ha prendado de ella, Angélica no puede convertirse en su amante, la sombra de su primer marido, muerto en la hoguera, se interpone entre ambos. Pero... ¿Murió de verdad Geofrey en la hoguera?

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The great book continues. This one inspired me to go to Versailles. ( )

The emerald-eyed slave of passion flounces on through 17th century Paris, this time de haut en bas and back up to the hautest haut again. This series is the only one (except for Georgette Heyer, whose books don't constitute a series) that I have held on to all these years. ( )

A few years back well in France I just had to visit Versailles and the main reason was having read this fast passed romance. I found this delicious book on my granny's bookshelf many years ago, boy when I read the cover, I was thinking what is she doing with this sultry book. So I snuck it back to my room to consume with much eagerness, it did not disappoint, then I found out this was the second in a series. Nothing would stop me now I had to get the rest of them. I enjoyed each and ever one. (well ok the first 6 or was it 7). These books are all well worth the read if you can find them. I still have a few floating around so that I can at any time relive my youth and dream about the Sun King and Angelique at the amazing Château de Versailles ( )