false <![CDATA[Twilight of a Queen: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255899730m/2459974.jpg 2459974 1 <b>Susan Carroll’s Dark Queen series comes to a stunning conclusion in this mesmerizing historical novel of passion, power, and revenge</b><br><br>Set during the Renaissance in 1588, this sweeping historical novel takes readers back to the home of Ariane, the Lady of Faire Isle, who must choose a successor to her throne. While the Faire Isle is beset by warring factions that have sprung up around the three rivals for the throne, her arch enemy Catherine de Medici is working desperately to retain her power in France. When Ariane names Lady Jane Danvers as the successor to her throne she instantly becomes the enemy of the Dark Queen herself, Catherine de Medici. The tables are turned on the Dark Queen, however, when the one man she believes can help her retain her powers in France, Louis Xavier, falls in love with Jane.<br><br>The once peaceful Faire Isle must prepare itself for The Dark Queen’s fury and her search for revenge. 2467169 21 7 2009 Twilight of a Queen: A Novel total:40|5:7|4:11|3:16|2:5|1:1| 40 138 119 10 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:37:01 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:53:46 -0700 2009 1 There was a lot to enjoy in TWILIGHT OF A QUEEN, especially the leading male protagonist, Louis, who is very much a real-life pirate, complete with swagger, wit and sex appeal.



Unfortunately, we don't get to experience much of Louis' sex appeal, which is a real shame, because Carroll had ...

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Being that this new release is the fifth in the Cheney Sisters series, the first question I am asked is if I had read the previous four titles. The answer is no, though they all do sit patiently in a quaint cubby hole in my nightstand. In the normal way of...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 18:44:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 19:46:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 16:30:25 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:05:41 -0700 2009
The aging Catherine is not growing o...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 14:39:32 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 07:24:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:48:45 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:52:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 06:27:02 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 06:31:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 10:31:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 20:40:17 -0700 2009 However, the only thing that bugged me was that Susan Carroll didn't really put as much expression of emotion and chara...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 28 08:04:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 07:27:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 15:55:30 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 20:03:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 19:30:02 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 21:16:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 19:39:48 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 19:39:48 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 16:19:44 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 16:19:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 11:02:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 11:02:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 22:05:02 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 22:05:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 11:46:41 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:46:41 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 14:00:47 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 14:01:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 12:24:05 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 31 13:36:22 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 21 12:24:05 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 10:14:14 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:14:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 29 05:50:25 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 05:50:25 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2459974