C.W. Gortner
The Queen’s Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile
Bestselling author C.W. Gortner’s latest novel examines the life of Isabella of Castile, one of the most famous women in…
The Tudor Secret
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During the last days of King Edward VI, in the year 1553, Squire Brendan Prescott finds himself immersed in the…
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
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Catherine de Medici came to the French court as a reluctant princess: young and naive, and yet somehow she knew…
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
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Catherine de Medici came to the French court as a reluctant princess: young and naive, and yet somehow she knew…
The Last Queen
This is the story of Juana “the Mad” of Castile, daughter to Isabel and Fernando and sister to Catherine of…
The Secret Lion
In this, the first installment of Gortner’s Spymaster Chronicles, we are introduced to a wonderful new character, Brendan Prescott. Is…
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