Kalogridis, Jeanne

A fictionalized account of the life of Catherine de Medici, wife to King Henry II and mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots, that examines the darker aspects of Catherine's life, including her desperate acts to win her husband's love and bear his children.

Sancha of Aragon must summon all her courage to outwit her sister-in-law, Lucrezia, and the other members of the notorious Borgia dynasty, after marrying Jofre Borgia and falling in love with his brother Cesare.

Lisa di Antonio Gherardini, the daughter of a wealthy merchant in Florence, finds herself in the midst of treachery and danger as she attempts to find out who murdered her lover, Giuliano.

Mother Marie Francoise, targeted by the Inquisition for practicing magic and communing with the devil, is urged to confess her sins to Michel, a Dominican scribe who is compelled to prove Marie innocent even after she reveals the truth about her pagan ways.