num_pages: 424
description: A love conceived against all odds...darkened by a legacy of intrigue and betrayal.A simple convent life was orphan Annique's whole world, until she learned of her noble blood...and her fate. Now, she must enter the gilded decadence of the French court as bride to Philippe, Duc de Corbay-- a man of mystery and secrets, and a legendary lover.Philippe, embittered by his father's tyranny and this unwanted marriage, is left breathless by the country girl's luminous beauty and the wild passion it conceals. But Annique, about to open her guarded heart to him, is shattered by a secret from Philippe's past that could embroil them both in a treacherous uprising.Together, from the opulence and pageantry of the court to the intimate shadows of the bedchamber, they will face the power and cunning of the highest princess in the land-- and the hand of fate that may destroy a love as tumultuous as its times.
language: English
title: Shadows In Velvet
titlecomplete: Shadows In Velvet
genres: Romance, Historical, Historical Romance
ratings_count: 15
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America
category: First Book, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award)
category: First Historical Romance, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers
category: Best First Book
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks