As her beloved older brother Marco confessed his wrong doing
to his beautiful sister, Lady Bianca, she was shocked!
Despite living the normally sheltered life expected of the
daughters of Giovanni Pietro d'Angelo, the richest silk
merchant in all of Florence, Bianca was very intelligent
and could pull together from little whispers to other small
events what was happening. She knew what was expected of
her. Yet as the full implications of his wrong doing dawned
on her, nothing could prepare her for the horror of her
future, now changed forever.
Her parents had raised Bianca to be a wife and mother and
she was ready to have her pick of the handsome young men
who wanted her favor; but now, due to the stupid
indiscretion of Marco and his friend, Stafano Rovere,
Bianca was to marry Stafano's father, the notorious
Sebastiano Rovere. Spurred on by the teasing words of
his Moorish slave mistress, the depraved and abusive
Sebastiano was determined to marry this untouched and
beautiful virgin. What could she do?
As the grandson of the powerful Mehmet, Prince Amir knew
only too well what could happen in Turkey when his
grandfather died and only one son could ultimately take his
place. Seeking his own safe haven, he has chosen to run his
own business and affairs far from where those seeking power
plotted their ambitions. Amir cared little for their
political intrigue, but was fully intrigued by the utterly
lovely lady walking on the isolated beach. Who was she and
why was she here?
Set in Florence in 1474, bestselling author Bertrice Small
instantly pulls you into the danger and dynamics of the
times. The plotting is spellbinding with its undertones of
danger from family loyalty and the expected roles of women
as pawns and chattel in both the differing cultural
traditions of east and west. Bianca is a very likeable
heroine with the intelligence and inner strength to know
when to be obedient and when to change her role, from
dealing with totally depraved abusive sex to making love
flow as smooth and as sensuous as silk. Historical
romance fans are sure to enjoy this intriguing story and to
relish in the fact that it is the start of a new series The
Silk Merchant's Daughters!
Renaissance Florence comes to passionate life in a vivid new
historical romance series by “legendary”* New York
Times bestselling author Bertrice Small.
Florentine silk merchant Giovanni Pietro d’Angelo
and his wife want nothing more than to marry their daughters
to wealthy men of distinction. But when their son’s
dangerous indiscretion implicates him in a tragic accident,
it is their eldest daughter who must pay the price.
Blackmailed by the powerful and debauched Sebastiano Rovere,
the Pietro d’Angelos must give beautiful Bianca in marriage
to Rovere to buy his silence.
With the aid of her
mother, Bianca flees her dark, cruel union, seeking shelter
in a seaside villa. It is the shocking murder of her husband
that allows her to find the possibility of love at last. But
Florentine society would never approve of the man she’s
chosen: Prince Amir, grandson of Memhet the Conqueror.
Two passionate lovers...two different cultures...two
worlds determined to keep them apart...
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