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Kleopatra

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Spy. Diplomat. Scholar. Adventurer. Princess.

This is the untold story of Princess Kleopatra’s coming of age before she met the men who would make her name live on in history. The cherished daughter of the powerful Greek pharaoh, King Ptolemy XII, she fought the treachery of her siblings, endured exile and betrayal, and defended the throne from hostile forces on every side. High drama and ancient history combine in this exhaustively researched account of the early life of Egypt’s infamous queen, at once a beautiful seductress, brilliant politician, and the most powerful ruler of her time.

Sweeping from storied ancient Alexandria across the northern African desert to the chaos of Rome, this novel of the most alluring leader of all time has been heralded as the most authentic, entertaining, and endlessly surprising account of the Egyptian queen ever written.

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“Essex’s work overflows with war, sex, political intrigue and the fruits of her assiduous research.”

Publishers Weekly

“Karen Essex has a gift for humanizing the so-called bad girls of history, and she does it again in Run, Darling, the fascinating, untold story of the glamorous Gabor harrowing sisters’ escape during WWII”

Stephanie Dray, NYT Bestselling author of The Women of Chateau Lafayette
& co-author of A Founding Mother

“Run, Darling is a splashy soap opera romp of a good time, with surprisingly serious themes of sisterhood, family, and the danger of being a woman who knows her own mind.”

Kate Quinn, NYT Bestselling author of The Rose Code,
The Briar Club, The Diamond Eye

“Kleopatra is keenly researched and brimming with exotic, erotic detail. Essex’s style is as seductive as her subject.”

Dallas Morning News

“Pharaoh, the stunning sequel to Kleopatra completes the story of one of the most celebrated, audacious, and admired women the world has ever known.”

Library Journal

“Stealing Athena firmly entrenches Karen Essex as one of the top historical novel writers of our time.”

Bookreporter.com

“Brilliant. Sweeping. Breath-taking. Dracula in Love, Essex’s journey into the social expectations of Victorian women through the telling of the Dracula story is genius.”

Book Banter

“Leonardo’s Swans is historical fiction at its finest.”

St. Petersburg Times

“Renaissance Rivals is a riveting sequel to Leonardo’s Swans, featuring two of history’s most powerful and alluring women.”

Laura Lane McNeal, Bestselling author of Dollbaby

“Karen Essex has performed a mesmerizing feat. Kleopatra is both deeply informed and irresistibly sexy.”

Bruce Feiler, NYT Bestselling author of Walking the Bible & A Time to Gather

“In Leonardo’s Swans, acclaimed author Karen Essex spins a wild yarn about sexual politics and the struggle for immortality.”

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