Book 2: The Louise trilogyOver a century has elapsed since Louise sat for her portrait.

The painting has passed from person to person, unsigned and unvalued.

Then, in 1792, as Revolution sweeps through France, Gaston Morteau, a lieutenant in the Hussars, rescues the canvas from a canal in Holland.

Louise becomes a very real presence in Gaston's life, sharing his experiences -- the trauma of war, his meeting with Napoleon.

When events force Gaston to give up the painting to the sinister Count du Bois, Louise becomes embroiled in a tale of political intrigue and Gothic horror.In the ashes of the Delft explosion, Louise made a choice for life.

Now she has to face the realities of love, loss and pain that this life brings.