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March 2011
On Sale: March 1, 2011
400 pages
ISBN: 0451232151
EAN: 9780451232151
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Romance Historical
A rich, compelling historical novel-and a mystery of royal
intrigue. In a city-state known for magnificence, where love
affairs and conspiracies play out amidst brilliant painters,
poets and musicians, the powerful and ambitious Alfonso
d'Este, duke of Ferrara, takes a new bride. Half of Europe
is certain he murdered his first wife, Lucrezia, the
luminous child of the Medici. But no one dares accuse him,
and no one has proof-least of all his second duchess, the
far less beautiful but delightfully clever Barbara of
Austria. At first determined to ignore the rumors about her
new husband, Barbara embraces the pleasures of the Ferrarese
court. Yet wherever she turns she hears whispers of the
first duchess's wayward life and mysterious death. Barbara
asks questions-a dangerous mistake for a duchess of Ferrara.
Suddenly, to save her own life, Barbara has no choice but to
risk the duke's terrifying displeasure and discover the
truth of Lucrezia's death-or she will share her fate.
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