After her father was dethroned years ago, young Princess Catherine of Lancaster has fled with her brother and mother in hopes of reclaiming the crown someday. When the course seems to turn and it turns out that Lancaster will be able to return to the throne, her mother seizes the opportunity, not knowing that this will lead to the demise of herself and that of Lancaster's house. Catherine, the last Lancaster, will have to do everything she can to get Lancaster back on the throne. Even if that means making friends with the enemy. Will Catherine be able to fulfill the promise to her house, her family and herself or will she succumb to her enemy.

Bianca de Medici, the illegitimate daughter of Cosimo de Medici, was sent to the French court at the age of 7 to live under the protection of Queen Catherine de Medici. Raised as a companion to the Valois children, she quickly became entangled in the intricate world of politics, power, and loyalty at the French court. Nine years later, Bianca's friendship with the Dauphin, Francis, evolves into something far deeper-a love neither of them can deny. But duty and politics stand in their way. Francis is promised to Mary, Queen of Scots, in a union meant to secure the future of France, while Bianca is reminded of her place as an outsider in the royal world. The forces of courtly intrigue, familial expectations, and the ambitions of others conspire to keep them apart. As Bianca faces the painful reality of being torn from the man she loves, she must also grapple with the knowledge that Francis will soon marry another. Francis, too, is caught between his duty to the crown and his desire for Bianca, knowing that his heart belongs to her alone. Amid the glittering halls of the French court and the shadowy corridors of secret power, Bianca and Francis must decide whether their love is strong enough to defy the world-or if it will be consumed by the war between their hearts. Will they find a way to rewrite their destinies, or will their forbidden love lead to their downfall?

"I am Catherine di Medici; queen of France and mother of kings." At a time when women are taught to be quiet and obedient, never to live her own life but to follow the path men have written for her, Catherine is challenged to be more and make her own choices. As a wife, mother, sister and queen, she stands in a difficult place among powerful men. yet to secure her place in the world she must do things she never thought she could do.. The story of Catherine De'Medici, Queen of France.