Angelique and the King (Angélique - Version Originale #3)
Anne Golon
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· 14 ratings · 421 pages · Published: 1959
Louis XIV was one of history's great lovers. Fought over by every exquisite woman in France, there was only one luscious jewel Louis really wanted to possess; the irresistible Angelique. But the emerald-eyed enchantress knew Louis discarded beautiful mistresses like toys. And that she would never bear. Angelique was determined to find new ways to keep the King's passion a flame.
HAVE YOU MET ANGELIQUE?
She's one of the most irresistible heroines in the history of fiction. Her stormy adventures have taken her from the gutters of Paris to the harems of Africa to the silken prison of a King. Angelique has loved, intrigued, hated and fought her way into the hearts of million of readers all over the world. Once you've met Angelique, you won't want to miss any of the sensational Angelique novels.
"The sensational French best seller about the voluptuous courtesan who gambled her beauty for the favor of the most elegant libertine in all France - Louis XIV himself. Passionate, bewitching, completley feminine, she first rose to fame in Angelique. Now, at the glittering court of Louis XIV, a world of intrigue, lust and decadence, Angelique fought foppish courtiers, noble harlots, scheming ladies to become the King's favortive. But the way to the royal bed led through danger and degradation
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The 'Angélique - Version Originale' series
4.15 · 127 ratings- Angelique: The Marquise of Angels by Anne Golon Book #1
- Angelique, the Road to Versailles by Anne Golon Book #2
- Angelique and the King by Anne Golon Book #3
- Angelique in Barbary by Anne Golon Book #4
- Angelique in Revolt by Anne Golon Book #5
- Angelique in Love by Anne Golon Book #6
- The Countess Angelique by Anne Golon Book #7
- The Temptation of Angelique by Anne Golon Book #8
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