Marianne, Gesandte des Kaisers. Roman
- 430 pages
- 16 hours of reading






Beautiful, dark-haired Marianne d'Asslenat fled England, leaving her dastardly husband for dead in the blazing ruins of what had been their home. In France her beauty and wit won the heart of the Emperor himself, Napoleon Bonaporte, and under his patronage she found a place high in Parisian society and a new career as an opera singer. But on the very night of her debut, she is terrified by a face in the audience - the scarred visage of Francis Cranmere, the husband she believed dead.In desperation Marianne seeks someone to protect her from Francis' insane lust for revenge. But there is no one. Even Napoleon seems to slip away from her after his marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria. So Marianne must once more venture into the unknown: to Italy and the magnificent villa of the Tuscan prince whose face no one has ever seen; a villa haunted by some strange, nameless evil...
Rescued as a baby by her godfather, the Abbé Gauthier de Chazay, Marianne d'Asselnat, is raised by her aunt, Ellis Selton, in England. On the brink of womanhood at seventeen, her aunt's dying wish is for Marianne to wed Francis Cranmere, the son of an old friend. But the childish love she feels for her new husband soon turns sour when Marianne learns that not only did he gamble away her fortune, he also gave away her wedding night to an American sea Captain. Enraged by his betrayal, Marianne demands satisfaction from Francis, and after beating him in a duel is forced to flee the only home she has ever known. Leaving England in order to escape the noose, Marianne must call on all of her skills in order to reach her destiny as she is thrown into the arms of the most powerful man in Europe and an adventure of a lifetime.
Historische roman gebaseerd op de geschiedenis van Frankrijk na de Grote Franse Revolutie, die het leven van de mooie aristocrate Marianna beschrijft. De heldin probeert een leven op te bouwen op basis van haar persoonlijke vaardigheden. Het verhaal zit vol valstrikken en gevaren, verraad en intriges, en vooral vol hartstochtelijke liefde en liefdesverraad.
Das Schloss in der Toskana
Marianne, die bezaubernde Geliebte Napoleons, erwartet ein Kind - doch der Kaiser wird seinem Sohn nie ein Vater sein können. In dieser tragischen Stunde taucht ein Mann aus Mariannes Vergangenheit auf: Das Schloss in der Toskana erweist sich als trügerische Zuflucht. wird Marianne zu ihrem Glück zurückfinden?
‘With the mere mention of Napoleon’s name, it was as though the Corsican himself had swept into the room, with booted feet and flashing eyes ...’ Beneath the red silk canopy of the royal barge, Marianne crosses the satin smooth waters of the Bosphorus. In her womb she carries the child forced upon her by the sinister Matteo Damiani. In her trust is a vital mission for her Emperor, the conquering Napoleon. She is bound for the court of the legendary Sultana of the Ottoman Empire to enlist her aid for the day that the Grand Army marches on Moscow. Her mission takes Marianne through palaces and prisons, from Constantinople to the shores of Russia itself...
Marianne steht v einem Küstenort vor einem ernsthaften Problem, dessen Lösung ihr niemand bieten kann. Sie muss sich selbst darum kümmern. Bald findet sie sich an einem Scheideweg wieder und wählt einen Weg, von dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt. Ihre Entscheidung wird endgültig sein und den Rest ihres Lebens bestimmen.