"My friend Marie has convinced me to start writing in a diary. She says that everyone has a story to tell, and that I should start writing mine down." In 2017, my history class did a French Revolution diary project. It was pretty much exactly what it sounds like: write from the perspective of someone living through the French Revolution, mentioning specific dates and events along the way. As with all my creative writing projects, I took it very seriously and grew too attached to my characters, and Elisabeth Durand's diary is the result. I may have also taken the opportunity to project my fantasies of living in the 1700s while also having a very forward-thinking husband and living above a library. Enjoy!

In the mid-18th century, one of the most famous Queens in European history was born: Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna of Austria, better known as Marie Antoinette, Dauphine and later Queen of France. This story tells her tale through the eyes of Francis Bonnefoy, the human incarnation of France, and the tragedies that eventually led to that fateful day at the gilloutine in 1792. From beginnings as the Archduchess of Austria, then as she becomes the Dauphine of France and learns the ways of the immoral, vile 'dog-eat-dog' world of Versailles, the Queen, a mother, the well-hated vixen of the 'evil' monarchy, the evolution of Marie Antoinette is an interesting one, and historically a necessary one. Marie Antoinette's life was filled with many a sorrow and many a triumph, but no matter who history paints the fallen Queen to be, Francis will alway hold his petit princesse dear to his heart.

*Book 2 in the Back in Time series* #542 in History on 9/5/18 (D/M/Y) Highest Ranking: #199 in History on 20/2/18 (D/M/Y) #thecosmicawards2018 A young French Queen, angry peasants, royalty, death. Marie Antoinette is often blamed for starting the French revolution, but did she? What were some of the circumstances that led to the bloodshed? And, perhaps most importantly, how does it impact us today? Iris, and here friends T, Becca and Salali along with a new friend, head to the mid 1700s to stop the French revolution from happening. It turns out that the French revolution was even more crucial to our world than they had originally thought. Awards: 3rd in the Ethereal Awards Historical Fiction category

❝so if you want peace, always be prepared for war.❞ in which a teen idol becomes the most hated woman in france. [modern marie antoinette] [social media]

A 2019 Watty Winner. For fans of Allison Pataki and Philippa Gregory, THE NYMPH OF VERSAILLES is based on the true story of Madame Montespan's rise and fall at the court of King Louis XIV. Being the Sun King's mistress is a coveted position in a court full of greedy courtiers vying for power and Athénaïs de Montespan won't let anything stand in the way of her stealing the king's heart-not even poison. When the king's interest in his mistress Louise begins to wane, Montespan sees the position as a possible escape from her husband's mounting debts and loveless marriage. Her strained friendship with Louise doesn't stop her from charming the king. However keeping his heart is tricky in a court full of plotting beauties eager to have him for themselves, especially with her jealous husband bent on ending her seduction. Then her children's governess becomes an unexpected rival for the king's heart and the only woman who can contend with Montespan. With the court swirling with rumors of poison, Montespan finds herself caught in the web of accusations. Her position with the king begins to crumble as she fights to hold on to the life she's built. Without the king's love, she fears she will lose everything as she falls from grace.