New York: Kensington, (2009). First edition - Historical romance novel issued as a trade paperback. Set in France in 1680 at Louis XIV's, the Sun King, court of Versailles. Jeanne Yvette Mas Du Bois was secretly taught fencing by her uncle. When two of the king's Musketeers are set upon by criminals she intervenes, saving the life of one of the Musketeers. Hidden behind her mask, Jeanne is mistaken for a man, and as 'Jean Luc,' she becomes part of an inner circle where she learns of an assassination plot against the Queen. Reading group guide. 369 pp.