Charlotte is her family's last chance to redeem their honor and fortune. In order to do so, however, she will have to willingly enter the treacherous and licentious French court ruled by Catherine de Medici and her weak sons. Catherine strikes a bargain with Charlotte, the crown will grant her wish if she agrees to become the mistress of two powerful men, the captive King of Navarre and Catherine's youngest son. Can Charlotte's conscious allow her to make such a decision? Will she walk away, or will she become one of the most reviled women at the royal court?