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Rome 1494: Giulia Farnese has risen to heights of power and influence as mistress to Pope Alexander VI, her beloved Rodrigo, but storms loom on the horizon. A French army is marching toward the Kingdom of Naples, and all that stands in their way are the fragile Papal States. If Rodrigo won't surrender to the French, he has enemies who are eager to see him deposed - even if that means the French sack the city of Rome and kill thousands. Yet an even darker threat is growing. In Florence Friar Savonarola's movement is burning books and priceless works of art, determined to purify society and destroy the Renaissance itself. Giulia's own abilities as a seer make her a target for Savonarola's purifying zeal. The repentant concubine of a Borgia Pope would be the perfect tool to bring Pope Alexander VI to his knees. In a web of deceit, assassination and betrayal, Giulia must face her most dangerous enemies without Rodrigo by her side. To prevail, she will need all her wits and courage to descend into the darkness of the underworld - and return if she can.

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Jo Graham is the author of more than thirty books and three online games. Best known for her historical fantasy novels Black Ships and Stealing Fire, and her tie-in novels for MGM's popular Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: SG-1 series, she has been a Locus Award finalist, an Amazon Top Choice, a Spectrum Award finalist, a Manly Wade Wellman Award finalist, a Romantic Times Top Pick in historical fiction, an Editor's Choice from the Historical Novel Society, and a Lambda Literary Award and Rainbow Award finalist in bisexual fiction. She is the author of The Memoirs of the Borgia Sibyl, the Calpurnian Wars science fiction series, and with Melissa Scott, the Order of the Air historical fantasy series. She lives in North Carolina with her partner and is the mother of two daughters.

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