Cette auteure situe magistralement ses histoires dans le passé, se concentrant sur des personnages féminins complexes évoluant dans des mondes d'art, d'histoire et de suspense. Son style se caractérise par des descriptions riches et une perspicacité profonde de la psychologie des personnages, permettant aux lecteurs de s'immerger complètement dans les époques qu'elle dépeint. À travers des intrigues captivantes et des décors historiques, elle explore les thèmes de la rébellion, de l'identité et des dangers cachés.
New York City, 1923. A young widow named Zia De Luca finds herself at the center of a murder investigation, but to bring the killer to justice, she'll have to beat notorious racketeers Arnold Rothstein and Lucky Luciano at their own game.
"The year is 1911 when twenty-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in America's Playground. But the invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. Despite hailing from one of America's richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family. But soon it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords Peggy the freedom she has been yearning for, and it's not long before she finds herself in love with a troubled pier-side artist of humble means, whom the Batternberg patriarchs would surely disapprove of. Disapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web of deceit, betrayal and deadly secrets. And as bodies begin to mount up amidst the sweltering clamour of Coney Island, it seems the powerful Batternbergs can get away with anything...even murder."--Publisher
Zwischen Glauben, Macht und Liebe Joanna Stafford wird als Tapisseriemeisterin an den prunkvollen Hof Heinrichs VIII. befohlen. Widerstrebend gehorcht sie - und gerät prompt in ein Netz aus hinterlistigen Intrigen. Sie trifft auf unliebsame Bekannte, sieht aber auch alte Bekannte wie ihre ehemalige Mitschwester Catherine Howard wieder und Constable Geoffrey Scovill, der sie nach Kräften unterstützt. Die folgenden Ereignisse führen Joanna bis nach Regensburg und Heidelberg, wo sie auf dem Schloss eingekerkert wird.
Set in the sixteenth century, a young nun challenges powerful authorities to safeguard her way of life. Driven by a prophetic vision, she embarks on a dangerous journey, risking everything to protect the future of Christendom. The story explores themes of faith, sacrifice, and the struggle against oppression.
For secrets this deadly, blood will dye the throne of a nation... A superb Tudor novel from the author of THE CHALICE.