Emperors And Kings — Veronica Bell

Valerie Dunlap has made a big mistake-having an affair with a married man. In an attempt to get over the pain and move on with her life, she leaves her Toronto home and sets off for Paris. Where better than the City of Light to mend a broken heart and heal some wounded pride? But her trip offers more than she bargained for when she wanders off the beaten path and right through a time portal, back to the Paris of Napoleon Bonaparte. Nothing prepares Valerie for the shock of discovering that two hundred years ago she was one of the emperor's many mistresses. The realization that she has made the same mistake in two different centuries forces her to take a hard look at herself and her choices. It also forces her to stop running from her feelings for Philippe, a sexy pastry chef and disgraced soldier in Napoleon's armies, who awakens a passion in her she thought was long gone. When it becomes clear to Valerie that the sizzling attraction is mutual, and the two admit their love for each other, they are faced with a decision: stay in Paris and risk the emperor's vengeance, or escape together to the new world. If the couple flees Napoleon and his spies, is their plan foolproof? And does Valerie want to continue living in the 19th century at all, or given the choice, will she return to her 21st-century comforts if it means giving up on true love?