Patricia Bates
Putting History back in Romance
When his younger brother is summoned
to Versailles, Vicomte Frederique de la
Tour decides to intervene and takes his
place. King Louis’s XV court is stunned
when instead of a lad, the legendary spy,
known to his underworld associates only
as The Wolf arrives.


Lady in Waiting Hélène d’Ètoilles’ life has been serene: Serve
Her Majesty the Queen of France with grace and obedience.
Now her life and her sense of self are in turmoil when she
discovers she’s been gifted to a nobleman for his family’s
loyalty and years of service. No longer a lady in waiting to the
Queen of France, she’s thrown into a world of subterfuge and
passion, of lust and power.