Castle of the Enchantress — Julia Fitzgerald

ALAIN, COMTE DE MARIACX: avant-garde and elusive Aquarian, is the reluctant custodian of Chateau de Mariac, a decaying fairy-tale castle on the Loire. For Alain the chateau is a burden, a millstone dooming his adventurous spirit to drudgery.

NICOLETTE HOWARD: proud and self-sufficient in her beloved career of restoring antique jewellery and costumes, a delight to her Taurean heritage-loving nature. How could she bear to see the de Mariac treasures leave their ancestral home?

The lure of a film career offering freedom, wealth -- and delicious Marguerite Beauclair as co-star and lover -- tempts Alain to abandon the chateau, its treasures and its responsibilities. He flies in the face of Nicolette's forthright advice -- open the chateau to the public who will flock to see the home of the famous Enchantress, Catherine de Belligny, legendary beauty and mistress of Francis I.

For Nicolette there will be no de Mariac exhibiton, no more delicate restoration work to revel in, no Alain to dream of…

Untamed tempests of Aquarius bait the gentle Bull, whose constancy and strength must withstand heartbreak…