tailieunhanh - The Second Empress by Michelle Moran

National bestselling author Michelle Moran returns to Paris, this time under the rule of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as he casts aside his beautiful wife to marry a Hapsburg princess he hopes will bear him a royal | Purchase a copy of THE SECOND EMPRESS at one of these retailers X. - - J BARNESÕOBLE I BOOKSELLERS I I Goode I s_books L iBookstore indiebound THE CROWN PUBLISHING GROUP This is a work of fiction. Names characters places and incidents either are the product of the author s imagination or are used fictitiously. Copyright 2012 by Michelle Moran All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Crown Publishers an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group a division of Random House Inc. New York. CROWN and the Crown colophon are registered trademarks of Random House Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moran Michelle. The second empress a novel of Napoleon s court Michelle Moran. 1st ed. p. cm. 1. Young women France History 19th century Fiction. 2. Napoleon I Emperor of the French 1769-1821 Fiction. 3. France Court and courtiers History 19th century Fiction. I. Title. 2012 813 .6 dc23 2012017691 ISBN 978-0-307-95303-2 elSBN 978-0-307-95305-6 Printed in the United States of America Book design by Lauren Dong Jacket design by Megan McLaughlin Jacket photograph Richard Jenkins Photography 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition