Queen at the Crossroads

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Parts 4
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She was one of those queens who was the definition of "the power behind the throne."     
In 1320, 15-year-old Elzbieta, daughter of the recently crowned King of Poland, is chosen to be the new wife of King Karoly of Hungary, to seal an alliance between the two kingdoms.  Just like her father, Karoly is a fairly new king, trying to rule and rebuild a country full of civil unrest.  She quickly fulfills her most important queenly duty- giving her husband sons.  But Elzbieta realizes she could be so much more than a pawn for alliances and a provider of heirs.  She soon finds that the most important men in her life- her brother, husband, and sons trust her more than anyone else.

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ON HOLD: I will make this my main project after I finish "Between two Queens".

Note: This is not based on the Polish television series "Crown of Kings (Korona Krolow).  I am an English-speaking American whose not had a chance to watch the show, because it is unavailable in my country and language.  I have no Polish or Hungarian blood, but I find medieval European royal dynasties interesting, so I wanted to write novels about the lesser-known dynasties.  There are already enough novels about England's Plantagenet dynasty.
Note: This story is on hold right now.  I plan on adding more once I finish "Between two Queens".All Rights Reserved

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