Historical Fiction
Nonfiction

Renaissance Rivals

The long-awaited sequel to the global bestseller Leonardo’s Swans, brings to life the brutal rivalry between two of history’s most fascinating women.

Run Darling

Three Sisters. One War. A Harrowing Escape. Before the Sexual Revolution, reality TV, and social media, there lived the Gabors, a family of beguiling glamour icons with a global following.

Leonardo’s Swans

Against the glittering courts of Renaissance Italy, two extraordinary sisters compete for love, power, and immortality as Leonardo da Vinci transforms their rivalry into art.

Stealing Athena

Two extraordinary women separated by centuries become entwined in the creation and desecration of the Parthenon Marbles, revealing the passion, ambition, and sacrifice behind one of history’s greatest cultural controversies.

Dracula In Love

Mina Harker reclaims her story and power in a lush, erotic reimagining of Dracula, where forbidden desire awakens memories of a love that has pursued her across centuries. 

Kleopatra

The spellbinding story of brilliant, young Princess Cleopatra, who survives exile, betrayal, and dynastic bloodshed to become the most powerful woman of the ancient world.

Pharaoh

At the height of her power, Queen Cleopatra fights to preserve her throne, her children, and her dream of empire against the gathering might of Rome.

The Empress's Cape

In an empire where clothing can seduce, surveil, and kill, a celebrated designer must decide how much she will risk to unravel the world she helped create.

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