Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany's Court

For readers of Philippa Gregory and Diana Gabaldon, a 2017 RONE Book Award finalist.

A 2018 TopShelf Indie Book Awards finalist for Women's Issues

"A romance and an interesting novel about a little-known French queen. A striking story of heartache and forbidden love, of women in the 15th century French court who fought with passion and determination for what they wanted."--Historical Novel Society

In July of 1497 Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, gives birth to a son. Within hours the child joins the five dead siblings who came before him.
In the mournful weeks that follow, fifteen-year-old Nicole St. Sylvain meets Philippe de Bois, a young horse trainer breaking in one of the queen's stallions. The attraction between the two is immediate, but duty and honor bring their romance to an abrupt halt. They work together to heal the horse's infected hoof, then part ways.
As the daughter of a wealthy but untitled merchant, Nicole exists in a precarious social position. Her family has money, she is the sole heir, but she is only noble on her dead mother's side. An arranged marriage to an established noble family will secure her future but dash any hope she has of a life with Philippe.
When the queen's only living child falls ill, she remembers Nicole's skill as a healer. If Nicole's healing sense of touch can save the royal child, will the queen reward her with the greatest desire of her heart--marriage to her one true love? Prequel to the Anne of Brittany Series, followed by Anne and Charles: Book One, and Anne and Louis: Book Two

• Anne and Charles: Passion and Politics in Late Medieval France: The Story of Anne of Brittany's Marriage to Charles VIII (Anne of Brittany Series Book 1)
• Anne and Louis: Passion and Politics in Early Renaissance France: The First Years of Anne of Brittany's Marriage to Louis XII (Anne of Brittany Series Book 2)
• Almost a Queen: Book One of The Three Graces Trilogy
• Lady of the Court: Book Two of The Three Graces Trilogy
• Fate's Mistress: Book Three of The Three Graces Trilogy
• The Lady Carey (Royal Court Series)
• The Girl Who Would Be Queen (The Kingdom of Naples Book 1)
• The Woman in the Shadows
• THE PRINCESS NUN: Mary, Daughter of Edward I (Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 5)
• The Captive Princess: Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany (Medieval Babes, Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 3)