DANGEROUS KINGDOM OF LOVE (PB)

How have I, Francis Bacon, well-known as the cleverest man in England, been caught in this trap? For years I survived the brutal games of the English court, driven by the whims of the idiot King James I - and finally, I was winning. Forget what my friends Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare say about love. I had that which men truly crave above all else: power. In the dangerous kingdom of love, those who understand desire win. And I intend to win, at all costs.