Renaissance
Breaker of Bones
The last few chapters of this novel will have you gripped! A serial killer is on the loose in Queen…
Conspiracy
Italian philosopher, Giordano Bruno is in a confession booth giving the priest a list of his sins. We are instantly…
The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici
Few today remember Alessandro, the first Duke of Florence. During the 1520s and 30s the rivalry between the two illegitimate…
Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany’s Court
‘In July 1497 Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, gives birth to a son. Within hours the child joins the…
Sudden Death
This is a novel which is gloriously and provocatively impossible to classify. If the author did not himself refer to…
Portrait of a Conspiracy: Da Vinci’s Disciples, Book 1
In Renaissance Florence, revenge rules supreme, and the feud between the powerful Medici and Pazzi families colors nearly every aspect…
Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo
1501: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti return to their Florentine homeland in the opening years of the 16th century.…
Shields Down (The House of Baric Part One) / A Brother’s Defense (The House of Baric Part Two)
The long-ago arranged marriage of young Mauritius “Mauro” Baric, one of the last of the House of Baric, is the…
Love Is Not Proud
Monica Spence’s slim debut novel starts off with scream. On a moonlit night in 1536 in Florence, Marco de Medici,…
Da Vinci’s Tiger
When there are gems like this to be found, it’s no wonder adults get in the habit of raiding bookstores’…
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