Bride of Fortune — Elizabeth Lane

When spirited Agnes Joy marries Prussian Prince Felix Salm-Salm, she is swept up in an adventure that will carry her from America's Civil War to Mexico City, where the Austrian Emperor Maximilian and his tragic Empress, Carlota, hold their lavish court. When her husband is captured by the forces of Benito Juarez and imprisoned with Maximilian, Agnes must fight her own battle for the life of the man she loves.