The Devil's Queen by Jeanne Kalogridis

The Devil's Queen by Jeanne Kalogridis

Confidante of Nostradamus, scheming mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots, and architect of the bloody St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Catherine de Medici is brought to life by Jeanne Kalogridis, the bestselling author of I, Mona Lisa and The Borgia Bride.

Born into one of Florence's most powerful families, Catherine was soon left a fabulously rich orphan. Violent conflict tore apart the city state and she found herself imprisoned before finally being released and married off to the handsome Prince Henri of France. Overshadowed by her husband's mistress, the gorgeous, conniving Diane de Poitiers, and unable to bear children, Catherine resorted to the dark arts of sorcery to win Henri's love and enhance her fertility--for which she would pay a price. Against the lavish and decadent backdrop of the French court, and Catherine's blood-soaked visions of the future, Kalogridis reveals the great love and desire Catherine bore for her husband, Henri, and her stark determination to keep her sons on the throne.

Jeanne Kalogridis shares a home with her partner on the West Coast, as well as two pets. She is the author of the dark fantasy and historical novels The Borgia Bride, The Scarlet Contessa, The Devil's Queen, and others. Kalogridis was born in Florida and holds a B.A. She has a bachelor's degree in Russian and a master's degree in linguistics, and she spent eight years teaching English as a second language at The American University before retiring to write full-time.