Blood Bound: Unlacing Secret Ties by Marie-Josée Poisson (translated by Flora-Lee Bendit)

Blood Bound: Unlacing Secret Ties by Marie-Josée Poisson (translated by Flora-Lee Bendit) which is forthcoming with Guernica Editions March 1, 2026. This is a fascinating and intriguing fictional story steeped in history about Madame de Pompadour — Louis XV’s long time mistress, friend and advisor. In Blood Bound: Unlacing Secret Ties, costume historian Geoffroy Le Hideux recognizes the coat of arms of Madame de Pompadour on a blood-stained dress found hidden in the walls of the lyse Palace. In a genealogical investigation taking her from Montreal to Paris, Lou Ashby, a successful communications agent at a television station called La Chane, meets Geoffroy. Together they will expose a secret that alters what was considered historical fact: Madame de Pompadour did not have descendants. But what if she had? Why hide the fact that she had a son who, contrary to historical belief, survived childhood?

Adult • Historical Fiction