The Nymph of Versailles
KateValent
  • Reads 83,355
  • Votes 4,468
  • Parts 39
  • Time 7h 53m
  • Reads 83,355
  • Votes 4,468
  • Parts 39
  • Time 7h 53m
KateValent
Complete, First published Jun 16, 2019
betrayaldramafrancehistoricalromancehistorykingmistressmistressesnobilityrivalsromanceroyaltyseventeenthcenturytragedytragicromanceversailleswattys2019
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.
All Rights Reserved
betrayaldramafrancehistoricalromancehistorykingmistressmistressesnobilityrivalsromanceroyaltyseventeenthcenturytragedytragicromanceversailleswattys2019
Table of contents

39 parts

Sign up to add The Nymph of Versailles to your library and receive updates
or
#427history
Content Guidelines
You may also like
The Kings Love by NamMinJasmine
92 parts Complete Mature
Running away from an abusive home, Jasmine Marie finds herself on a plane with tragic results, landing her in the kingdom of Parisih. The kingdom was ruled by the two great twin Kings Laurent and Larry Bourgeois. As she wandered about, she heard of a tale that said should the Kings of Parisih lose their Queens by any means, that a competition called the Court Game would be held to find another. For no King should be without his Queen. It seemed that Laurent and Larry had both lost their Queens. One by death and the other by divorce. It just so happened that Jasmine awoken in Parisih at the time of the competitions announcement. She was grabbed by the advisors of the Kings based on her looks, like every other woman in the competition. Now she was in the Kings Castle , fighting for a way home against women of greed and lust and for her place by a King she never known and was growing to love. Warning: This story does contain sexual scenes so beware of them. |Book One of Parisih Saga|
The Chosen Bride by JessSanders1213
20 parts Complete
The Second Book in the Bride Series Katharine was a peasant girl, living in the streets of Paris when the Lady Eleanor found her and turned her into the a rich aristocrat. Posing as her cousin, she goes around to different parties enjoying the life of the rich. Everything was simple and free. Until she met Drake. Overprotective and wanting, he claims her and seduces her into becoming his wife. And suddenly her life is a fairytale. He gives her everything she had ever wanted. He made sure she was worshipped by all and never treated any worse than a Queen would. But unlike her life with Lady Eleanor, though, she has limits. There's no conversing with other men without her husband's permission. No surprises. No lies. Even with all these restrictions, Katharine is still happy. But what is the cost of it all?
When You Left Me by NamMinJasmine
56 parts Complete Mature
In High School, Jasmine Raynes had been a antisocial overweight introvert with a cloud of despair hanging over her head. She had no friends since people just seemed to avoid her and she could hear a voice in her head that resulted from depression and her very own negativity towards herself. She seemed only to get any reprieve when she made music by playing the piano and singing. Laurent Bourgeois on the other half, had been a popular and handsome half of a dancing duo called Les Twins that featured him and his twin brother Larry, whom at even the young of fifteen were well known dancers from France to America and had whatever they pleased. He came across Jasmine by chance one day after school while passing by the chorus room, where her voice echoed from within. Her solemn and melodic singing captivated him from the start and unable to resist the magnetic pull, he entered the room and found her there, all alone. He eventually fell in love with Jasmine after spending everyday together inside that chorus room and they became an odd couple for all of high school together. Then without warning and with an vague explanation on graduation day, Laurent left Jasmine, disappearing with his brother. It's been a couple of years now and Jasmine leads a simple life now that she finally acquired after fighting depression a second time but Laurent returns and they cross paths again. How will they handle old emotions and re emerging pains? *Slowly Revising*
A COURT OF PAIN AND SORROW (ACOTAR FANFIC) by ITSTHEREALLEO
87 parts Complete Mature
A COURT OF PAIN AND SORROW (A Acotar fanfic by Sarah J. Maas.) Two hundred years after ACOSF. A new generation of heirs have been born. Of Night. Of Winter and of Spring. Nyx Artemis is the heir to the night court, the eldest child of Rhysand and Feyre, and their only son. He had been told all his life not to trust the Spring Court, nor its beautiful daughter. That she was a monster born without a heart. Verna Tansmia is the only heiress to the spring court, the only child of Tamlin. She has been told that the Night court were killers that killed her birth mother. She had been trained since birth to take down the Night Court. However, one evening everything will change for the two heirs. When they find out they are mates.
The Villainess' Play by JiHoneyLee
11 parts Ongoing Mature
It's said how there's goddesses of fate that write, lengthen, and cut our fate. For one peculiar girl-her fate was cursed before she even was born. Princess Aryllis Athana, the princess of the infamous Athana Archduchy. Cold, greedy, her head filled with arrogance, the duchy's princess known throughout to be a cunning noble that destroyed families without remorse. Princess Aryllis soon receives her karma when she's executed by the man she adored her entire life. Instead of meeting her demise, she's met with a deity-Goddess Aisa, a goddess of fate. The goddess offers to give the princess a chance to live again, however she must uphold the deity's conditions. With the help from the goddess' servant, Princess Aryllis must escape the tragic ending she was given, and can only change three moments of her life before being brought to life. (Warning: Story contains topics of sexual assault, violence, mature themes. Readers discretion is advised.) (Inspired by, but not accurate to Greek Mythology) ***New chapters uploaded every Sunday!*** Original work.
The War Lord's Prize by AmaraMelissa
35 parts Ongoing Mature
The story has been passed for ages. Humans were part of the lower species, treated ruthlessly by vampires, werewolves, and fairies. A never-ending cycle of pain and misery. Prefon seemed to be the only exception to this. She was treated better than any human could ever want to be treated, but all that changes when she becomes the prize of a duel pushing her into a world different from the one she's ever known, and at the mercy of a powerful being that made even the most powerful Kings tremble. Will she survive the harsh fate the creator has bestowed on her, or will she perish like the ones before her? *** Most impressive rankings~ #1 prize #1 mature romance #2 fairies #1 misery
His Substitute Wife {Book 2} (Completed) by MyraKapoor
33 parts Complete Mature
After years of ups and down, Ryan William is left all alone even though he's surround by a lot of people. Choosing his love over the girl everyone thought was perfect for him, costed him every thing and everyone he ever had. On the other side, Jennifer Jonas was left to fend for herself when she left her husband years ago after he betrayed her. Choosing one's sister over them never yields positive results and Ryan was now realizing it. But now, he had no one to share it with. Somehow, fate gives them another chance by setting them up on a journey they never knew would lead to each other. Will they accept the fate now or turn it down all over again even after finding out about the biggest secret that binds them together? Because, after all, if you leave someone for your love, you hardly get them back! Join into this journey with them to find out more about them!! *********** This story is in continuation with Part 1 of the same book. Although, you're free to read it all by itself as there are quite a lot of explanations hinting about the past between the protagonists. However, if you wish to get a better understanding of this novel, then I suggest you check out the Book 1 for the same. Link for book 1: https://www.wattpad.com/story/281481731?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=MyraKapoor&wp_originator=bfkbDw2lkgLDlYFERg%2FQ3BMeYcj6IJYSp29ed85vbHVc2cvt%2Bn%2B%2BFKOvfk%2BJku3A4Yh4ZGG5jLthgtBvScZKvdEtiWd8cy0ntalu3cwKDnIb%2FL7P%2FWTbHHyilsJr2OHh #His_Substitute_Wife_Book_1
The Royal Circus (Sutherland Book 2) by greenwriter
45 parts Complete Mature
When the obnoxious doctor and notorious drunkard Oliver St. Vincent meets the woman he has always been set to find, he discovers her secrets and he is faced with a problem: is she the enemy, or is she love? ***** Set to return previous King Reginald to his throne, the gentlemen of the Royal Circus is in for an adventure with their biggest enemy thus far, and it is not the current King Louis but the institution that placed him there: Belcourt. An orphanage exclusive only to young girls, Belcourt keeps too many secrets, amongst them are the Belles, a group of women trained in the art of espionage and seduction. And in the middle of all this, drunkard and secret doctor of the Royal Circus, Oliver St. Vincent finds himself enamored and intrigued by one Belle because of a past they share. At the same time, Aliya, considered as the prime Belle of Belcourt, finds herself drawn to the bedraggled, obnoxious doctor she should consider her enemy. But unknown to all, Aliya holds a secret. And it is one that will fuel the game between the ladies of Belcourt and the gentlemen of the Royal Circus. Still set in the fictional world of the Kingdom of Sutherland, this story follows the first title of the series, Court of Flowers.
MY TWO MATES by Kanimozh
36 parts Ongoing
The Lycans came to earth for only one thing .. MATES. One wrong decision from Lycan king changes everything in the Lycans planet. Moon goddess Durga cursed them to go mateless as centuries after centuries all women perished.As there is no women there is no mating then there is no future for Lycans which made Lycan go desperate and they lost all resoning from lacking of their other half. They wandered feral and heartbroken.. The moon goddess can't see her creation like this and can't punish everyone for single lycan so she took pity. She summoned last Alpha king Gabriel to redeem his perished father's wrong doings by leading their people to another planet in search of their mates.He thanked moon goddess for her kindness and took upon himself to right his father's wrong decision. They came to planet earth but didn't expect hostility from them. Gabriel has no choice but to throw away their government which is worst in their morals. He took upon the world making him the world under his governance within 2 years. And now he is king of all lycan and humans. But he didn't expect to find himself A mate.He is hesitant but he knows moon goddess wrath.He accepted the bond but will he truly love her. Karun is her name. A human girl who has no one even before Lycans arrival. She decided to join their security service. She has no intention to mated with any Lycans. She trained hard to climb up in her career.Did she achieved that or landed herself as mate. Twist reveal: Not for just Lycan king 👑 but also for Witch king👑. Who is he ?! Let's find out. This book had cliche romance and erotic scenes so beware. Anyway welcome to my story.
The Serpent's Enigma by tomgaryens
73 parts Complete Mature
‟Tonight shall be the first and last night that we spend together, Gianita, for I do not intend to produce heirs by this marriage. The Prince would still be my heir, even though you're the Empress.‟ ‟Then why keep me, Sire, if I am of no use to you? It's obvious that you do not intend to add any more members to the imperial family besides yourself and the Prince, so why marry me?‟ *** Gianita, a princess from an eastern country is sent to marry the widowed Emperor of Angletonia, a vast and prosperous empire in the western hemisphere. To her dismay, the Emperor prefers the companion of his young son instead of his new bride. There were no traces of his previous marriage, only that the wife died shortly after the Prince was born. With his past clouded with riddles, will she be able to unravel the mystery that is him? ━━━━━━━━ Featured on Wattpad profiles: @Romance, @Fantasy, @WattpadAsianFantasy, @HistoricalFiction, @WattpadHistoricalRomance, @WattpadMulticultural, @generalfiction and @cupid. HIGHEST RANK #55 in #ROMANCE out of 1.84M stories Ranked #1 in : #Emperor, #Empress, #Empire, #King, #HistoricalRomance, #History, #AdultFiction, #MatureContent, #SexScenes Ranked #2 ArrangedMarriage, #4 in DiverseLit Awards : Overall Winner 🏆x1 Romance 🥇x3 // 🥈x2 // 🥉x1 Historical Fiction 🥇x2 // 🥈x2 Reviews : 🎖Paradise Royale by tale_a_grammer 🎖Perfect Review & Worthy Read by bibliophile0305 ━━━━━━━━ 12.26.2019 : Started 07.09.2021 : Completed - ©COVER, BANNERS & ALL VISUAL ASSETS by MeirinaSoe This book is exclusive to WATTPAD. Any copies found on other sites is COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.
You may also like
Slide 1 of 10
The Kings Love cover
The Chosen Bride cover
When You Left Me cover
A COURT OF PAIN AND SORROW (ACOTAR FANFIC) cover
The Villainess' Play cover
The War Lord's Prize cover
His Substitute Wife {Book 2} (Completed) cover
The Royal Circus (Sutherland Book 2) cover
MY TWO MATES cover
The Serpent's Enigma cover

The Kings Love

92 parts Complete Mature

Running away from an abusive home, Jasmine Marie finds herself on a plane with tragic results, landing her in the kingdom of Parisih. The kingdom was ruled by the two great twin Kings Laurent and Larry Bourgeois. As she wandered about, she heard of a tale that said should the Kings of Parisih lose their Queens by any means, that a competition called the Court Game would be held to find another. For no King should be without his Queen. It seemed that Laurent and Larry had both lost their Queens. One by death and the other by divorce. It just so happened that Jasmine awoken in Parisih at the time of the competitions announcement. She was grabbed by the advisors of the Kings based on her looks, like every other woman in the competition. Now she was in the Kings Castle , fighting for a way home against women of greed and lust and for her place by a King she never known and was growing to love. Warning: This story does contain sexual scenes so beware of them. |Book One of Parisih Saga|

More details