The Second Empress

After the French Revolution, Emperor Napoleon marries a Hapsburg princess to secure a royal heir, leaving his first wife, Josephine. Marie-Louise travels to France to be a good wife despite Napoleon's reputation, but numerous rivals for her husband's affection, including his sister, Pauline, challenge her. As Pauline campaigns to undermine the new empress, Paul, her Haitian servant, is torn between his love for Pauline and his sympathy for Marie-Louise. Based on primary resources, The Second Empress takes readers back to Napoleon's empire, where royals and servants alike live at the whim of one man, and two women vie to change their destinies.