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Colette

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The Duc de Alencon and his wife were no strangers to the way of the world. While he was in direct descent to French royalty his wife was just as royal as he. They came together in the hopes and promises given by Kings who had no time for the small favors given to them. Duchesse Anne was given promises for the care of her mother by her old lover King James of Scotland. Duc Henri was given hope of a larger Provence. 

But all their kings thought of was how to get back at King Henri VIII of England. How else then to make the appearance of an alliance. Anne was the daughter, no matter how illegitimate, of King James and Henri is quite close to the crown of arrange himself. Though Henry outsmarted both of his cousins that still left our Duc and Duchesse to have a life together. 

Through their marriage Anne has given her husband three children, none of which are the sons he needs. Though all born beautiful children they are destined to be separated. This is the heartfelt story of their first child. Lady Marie Colette Claude Leroux is only a small naive child of thirteen when she is sent to the court of King Henri II to act as a Maid-of-Honor to his wife Queen Catherine. She unwillingly catches the eye of a repelling man older then her father and pushed into a marriage to the man by the Queen herself. Colette spends five years of unhappiness until she is finally widowed at the still tender age of eighteen and childless. When she returns back to court she finds another thing waiting for her. Everything has changed; clothes has changed, dances has changed, and even kings have changed. While she catches more eyes with her maturing looks trouble arises when two men gain her attention.All Rights Reserved

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