About the Book The bestselling author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette and The Last Wife of Henry VIII returns with an enchanting novel about one of the most seductive women in history--Josephine Bonaparte, first wife of Napoleon. Book Synopsis The bestselling author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette and The Last Wife of Henry VIII returns with an enchanting novel about the ambitious, amoral, vulnerable woman who became the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Fashion icon, leader of Frances society in the turbulent years of the guillotine and the bloody Napoleonic Wars, the alluring Josephine was a tough survivor--yet she also had a gentle, haunting quality that made her irresistible to her contemporaries, especially to the mysterious, compelling stranger from Martinique who captured her heart. Review Quotes Rollicking good fun. -- Kirkus Reviews Erickson has a deft hand with psychological portraiture and historical detail. She strips away the romantic idealism with which the empresss life is often distorted. -- PublishersWeekly.com Fans...will enjoy this latest concoction. -- Library Journal About the Author Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of Rival to the Queen, The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, The First Elizabeth, The Last Wife of Henry VIII , and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Tsarinas Daughter won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. She lives in Hawaii.