The Secret Life of Hortense Mansini

Hortense mansini was a bonafied celebrity, beautiful and rich in terms of clout. Her own husband took advantage of the tumultuous situation to freeze all of hortense's income,. Hortense options were running dry, and she had few places left to turn. Fortunately for her, she was about to receive an interesting offer. The english ambassador to france, a weasel faced man named ralph montague, was unhappy with his position in england. Montague suggested a mutually beneficial arrangement. Tried to become king charles the second's mistress. After all, he had been charmed by her a lifetime ago when he wanted to marry her, and now she was