Redding Walters

Celia Redding Walters

London, 1625. A spirited young woman named Camille is chosen to care for the unwanted French bride of King Charles I, entangling her in a royal love affair that changes her life forever. Camille is swept up by the lush palace life, the emotional tug of war of a royal marriage and a mischievous game of compliments by an ambitious court poet named Thomas Carew. When Carew's complimentary poems to an imaginary 'Celia' spread in literary circles, every woman in London wishes she was his muse, including Camille. But it's the King's desire to unveil the true 'Celia' that makes the poems famous. As the King falls deeply in love with the imaginary 'Celia, ' Camille must choose between her friendship with the royal bride, her unrequited crush on Carew or her own future.