Cathie Dunn

When a monk is murdered in a taverna in Rome, young Loup de Foix discovers he has a talent for uncovering secret plots. But soon, his life is at risk.

The Fourth Lateran Council in Rome has begun. The counts of Toulouse and Foix are anxious to hear the Holy Father's verdict. Meanwhile, the trail of the monk's murderer leads Loup to a powerful man...

Time is running out as the Pope's decision leaves Loup's father, the count of Foix, exposed to danger. Loup desperately tries to solve the murder, and to exonerate his father and the count of Toulouse. Will they escape Rome with their lives?

When Fleur falls for Philippe, she dreams of marriage and wedded bliss. But when she finds herself pregnant after he seduces her in the sumptuous gardens of Versailles, fate takes a sinister turn...

When Fleur's baby is taken away straight after birth, she is told her son died. But she hears his cries as he is carried away from her. She escapes her mother's clutches into the underworld of Paris.

With the help of Jacques, a spy for the Lieutenant General, Fleur follows the trail of abducted infants into a murky world of potions, poisons and black masses.