Táto autorka sa vo svojich historických románoch zameriava na zachytenie života a zložitosti ľudských vzťahov v minulosti. Jej štýl je farebný a pohlcujúci, prináša čitateľom živé obrazy minulých dôb. Svojimi dielami skúma skryté príbehy a neznáme postavy, ktoré formovali históriu. Jej písanie je poznačené hlbokým porozumením ľudskej psychiky a túžbou odhaliť zabudnuté pravdy.
When 16-year-old Lucrezia de Medici marries the fifth Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso d'Este, she imagines married life with her handsome husband will be idyllic. But little does she know that he is a very complicated man. The marriage is fraught with difficulties from the start and eventually Lucrezia decides to seek solace elsewhere.
Francesca Felizzi, former mistress of the Duke of Ferrara, is now an aspiring courtesan. Astonishingly beautiful and ambitious, she revels in the power she wields over men. But when she is visited by an inexperienced young man, it becomes horribly clear to Francesca that despite her many admiring patrons, she has never truly been loved.