The First Waltz

by Janet Louise Roberts

All Vienna buzzed with political intrigue in 1814 as the nations of Europe met to decide their future. For Rosalind Malloy, lovely young English heiress, Vienna was where she, too, would decide her future. When dashing Count Adam Potocki asked Rosalind to be his bride, Vienna became a city of swirling romance and whirling emotions, a city where dreams come true. But after her wedding, Rosalind found Adam a changed man. Had he married her only for the money he desperately needed to further his country's cause? What was his involvement with the beautiful, worldly Frenchwoman Isabelle de Guise? Suddenly Rosalind's dream began to fade, as she felt frightened and lost in a world of sophisticated passions and deceptions. Rosalind now knew she would have to gain a woman's wisdom before she could truly capture Adam's heart and have her dreams come true.

More by Janet Louise Roberts

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?