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.
Examines Rome's significance in literary history, discussing the city's history and its impact on the lives, careers, and works of such writers as Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Keats. Includes an annotated list of places of interest.
Maeve Leahy is forced to revisit the tragic night that separated her from her twin sister nearly ten years earlier when she travels to Rome to learn about the legendary properties of a Javanese dagger she won at an auction.
Jack McCall is an American living in Rome with his young daughter, trying to find peace after his wife's suicide. He tells of the dark memories that haunt his family and friends, spanning Rome and South Carolina, reaching back to the terrors of the Holocaust.
Seventeen-year-old Kelly gets into an exclusive summer program in Italy with a little help from a friend, but she almost ruins everything when she becomes involved with a bad-news guy, and must work hard to prove herself after being given the gift of a second chance.