Second Duchess

"Think The Other Boleyn Girl meets Rebecca" C.S. Harris, author of the Sebastian St Cyr mystery series "The Second Duchess is one of those rare books that have everything; an engaging plot, well drawn characters, luxurious locations and a thrilling final denouement. This book will delight fans of historical fiction and offers something a little different from other books of the genre." Bookbag "The historical mystery at the heart of this excellent novel kept me turning pages late into the night, even as I admonished myself to slow down and savour the feast for the senses laid out on each page. The story was compelling and the voice utterly intriguing" Brenda Rickman Vantrease, author of The Heretic's Wife "She creates such a vivid sense of the magnificence of an Italian Renaissance court with her tissues of silver and braids of emeralds, silk stomachers and damascene daggers, candied angelica and rice pudding rolled in cinnamon; festivals, hunts and balls all the more splendid because of the poisons and thumbscrews and murder going on underneath. Alfonso is fascinating... but Barbara is the jewel here. Her courage and candour seduce the reader as well as her enigmatic new husband" Cecelia Holland, author of The Secret Eleanor and Great Maria