Dreams, love, the desire for a bubbling life and a hitherto unknown erotic attraction suddenly burst into the life of the young, untamed, naive and sensitive Bavarian duchess Sisi. A meeting with the Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph hits her like a bolt of lightning. In a single moment, a passionate mutual relationship is born, despite their reason and the opposition of both families. A young rebel with a wild desire for freedom is determined to stand by the torn man hidden under the perfectly maintained mask of the Emperor, the harsh ruler of Europe's leading monarchy. For him, she embarks on the difficult journey of the future empress, leaves home, beloved nature, freedom, and faces the ossified but relentless etiquette of the imperial court and its intrigues. Little does he know that František Josef is subject to demons that make his demanding life easier for a while, but which he also knows can destroy him. And then there's the curse that an unknown woman placed on him as revenge in utter desperation. A dark promise…
This is one of the legends about Empress Elizabeth. Not her biography, but a dark version of a historical love story, the first part of a novel about her life and fate. The novel was written based on the successful, so far six-part, RTL TV series broadcast at the end of 2021. Soon after publication, the book received the prestigious Spiegel Bestseller designation and became a bestseller among readers and a number of literary rankings. This year, the second volume of the novel Sisi - Verlagen und Verrat will be published. For Christmas 2022, RTL TV will broadcast a new series of the series, which will portray the next years of Empress Elisabeth's life in marriage, privacy and politics.