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Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte will stop at nothing to marry the Hapsburg princess he hopes will bear him a royal heir, in this compelling novel frombestselling authorMichelle Moran. After the bloody French Revolution, Emperor Napoleon s power is absolute. When eighteen year old Marie-Louise is told that the Emperor has demanded her hand in marriage, her father presents her with a terrible choice: marry the cruel, capricious Napoleon orrefuse and plunge her country into war. To save her father's throne, Mary-Louise is determined to be a good wife. But at the extravagant French court, she finds many rivals for her new husband s affection, including Napoleon ssister Pauline, who is fiercely jealous, utterly uncontrollable, and the only woman as ambitious as the emperor himself.When war once again sweeps the Continent and bloodshed threatens Marie-Louise s family, the second empress is forced to make choices that will determine her place in history and change the course of her life. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader s guide and bonus content"