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Neprijatelji pape Aleksandra VI sve se više približavaju Rimu pa je papinski dvor primoran nakratko otići iz Rima, a papina trovačica Francesca Giordano kreće sa cijelom svitom u gradić Viterbo. No, čini se da ih cijelim putem prate urote i opasnosti, pa se Francesca udružuje sa svojim ljubavnikom, mladim Cesareom Borgijom kako bi otkrili tko stoji iza tajanstvenih smrti članova papine pratnje. Istovremeno, pojavljuje se i osoba iz Francescine prošlosti koja joj vraća najmučnija sjećanja njenog djetinjstva i dok se Francesca boji da počinje gubiti zdrav razum, samo njezina hrabrost i sposobnost mogu ju vratiti iz ralja ludila i pomoći joj da spasi ono najdragocjenije u njenom životu…

Roma, 1492. Papa Innocenzo VIII sta per morire e tra i cardinali già si è scatenata la lotta per la conquista del Trono di Pietro. In un vicolo del ghetto ebraico, il noto alchimista Giordano viene brutalmente ucciso in circostanze misteriose. Decisa a vendicarne la morte, la sua unica figlia Francesca sfida tutte le convenzioni dell'epoca e riesce a diventare avvelenatrice al servizio del cardinale Rodrigo Borgia, il capo della famiglia più famosa e pericolosa d'Italia, futuro papa Alessandro VI. Francesca è astuta e coraggiosa e conosce bene le debolezze e i desideri degli uomini. In poco tempo diventa la confidente di Lucrezia Borgia e l'amante di Cesare, erede di Rodrigo, insinuandosi così nelle misteriose e corrotte stanze del potere. In una Roma torbida, densa di pericoli e fitta di segreti, Francesca sarà costretta a mettere la propria vita in pericolo e a combattere contro un misterioso nemico, pronto a tutto pur di distruggere ciò che lei tenta strenuamente di difendere: un male oscuro minaccia di spegnere le luci del Rinascimento. Il nuovo Medioevo è alle porte.

V lete roku 1492 sa vo Večnom meste Ríme prebúdza obludné zlo. Brutálna vražda alchymistu Giordana spúšťa zúfalé úsilie o odhalenie sprisahania. Hrozí, že svetlo renesancie zhasne a Európu uvrhne späť do stredovekej tmy. Krásna Francesca Giordanová je odhodlaná pomstiť otcovu vraždu, keďže nikto z mocných o to nemá záujem. Naučila sa veľa z otcovho remesla. Poruší všetky pravidlá, aby získala miesto travičky u kardinála Rodriga Borgiu, hlavy najznámejšej a najnebezpečnejšej rodiny v Taliansku. Stáva sa dôverníčkou jeho dcéry Lukrécie Borgiovej a milenkou Cesara Borgiu. V pavučine zrady a úskokov prenasleduje otcovho vraha z hlbín rímskeho židovského geta do výšin samého Vatikánu. Zároveň sa odohráva jej súboj s pradávnymi silami, ktoré jej najtemnejšie túžby chcú využiť na dosiahnutie vlastných hrozivých cieľov...

V lete roku 1493 je Roderigo Borgia takmer rok pápežom Alexandrom VI. Francesca Giordanová, prenasledovaná tieňmi vlastnej minulosti, zohrala kľúčovú úlohu pri Borgiovom zvolení na stolec svätého Petra a teraz dostala príkaz udržať ho na ňom. Ako dvorná travička najznámejšieho a najnebezpečnejšieho rodu v Taliansku táto majsterka smrti stojí zoči-voči pavučine nebezpečenstiev, intríg a zákerností ohrozujúcich renesančnú osvietenosť. Nebezpečenstvá sa vynárajú zo všetkých strán, preto Francesca vymyslí zúfalý plán a riskuje vlastný život. Jej protivníkom je šialenec rozhodnutý zničiť to, čo sa zaprisahala chrániť. Poznačená vlastnou zmyselnosťou, posadnutosťou a vierolomnosťou, v tajných rímskych kryptách z pätnásteho storočia aj v rušných uliciach mesta musí bojovať aj s démonmi vlastnej temnej povahy. Za každú cenu musí zabrániť sprisahaniu zameranému na zosadenie Borgiu, získanie moci nad kresťanským svetom a uvaleniu sveta do večného temna.

Complete in one breathtaking volume — Books One and Two of an unforgettable historical romance series by an exciting new author They were two Viking lords, the brothers Wolf and Dragon, bound both by blood and by a shared ambition to end the war with their lifelong enemies, the Saxons. They know that their only hope for peace is to persuade the Saxon Lord Hawk to unite his noble family with theirs — in a bond sealed forever by the sanctity of marriage. Together these three men will strive to overcome centuries-old rivalries and hatred. Each will unite in marriage with an extraordinary woman who has her own special gift — and her own dreams of bringing about an end to war.... Book One In Dream of Me we meet the Viking leader Wolf Hakonson as he embarks on a mission to kidnap the Lady Cymbra, a legendary beauty Wolf mistakenly believes is the cause of war. Instead he discovers that she is a gifted healer who will challenge him to confront his deepest yearnings — and together they will become soul mates who forge a future blessed by peace. Book Two The drama continues in Believe in Me , when the Saxon Lord Hawk, brother of Cymbra, seeks to strengthen the alliance by wedding a Norse noblewoman. But Lady Krysta arrives bearing many secrets — including her gift for seeing what others cannot. And as an unexpected love ignites, only Krysta can sense the looming danger that threatens the peace — and Hawk as well.