Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in
prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisa’s tale—
a story of passion, intrigue, loss, and, most of all,
love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she
is too plain. Then, on a fateful visit to glittering
Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da
Vinci, and falls for a boy named Giuliano de’ Medici. It
is a dangerous time to be—or be involved with—a Medici. As
tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta
faces the bittersweet truth of love.