New Historical Fiction: The Second Empress

Unable to bear children, Napoleon's beautiful wife, Josephine, is cast aside for him to marry Marie-Louise of Austria.  Arriving in Paris, Marie-Louise is shocked by the extravagance of the French court and the duplicity of Napoleon's sister, Pauline, who is doing everything in her power to encourage Napoleon to divorce his new wife.  Told from various perspectives and based on primary sources, this is the story of the last six years of Napoleon's reign, his wild court, and the women who tried to control it.  Be transported to the fascinating time of Napoleonic France while reading The Second Empress by Michelle Moran!

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