This international bestseller profiles eight of Europe's most famous royal brides, from the author of "The Serpent and the Moon" and "Cupid and the King." 16-pa

Written with an insider's keen understanding of court life and filled with delicious details born of impeccable research, Cupid and the King explores a little-k

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