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The Maiden of Florence by Katherine Mezzacappa

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Genre:  Historical fiction

Blog Tour: 18th - 27th April 2024

Publication Date: 18th April 2024

Standalone Novel

Estimated Page Count - 380

Formats available: Epub, PDF and Limited UK PBs

Author Content Warning: There are some sex scenes, in some of which coercive control is exercised (I don’t mean bondage but emotional coercion). These are not gratuitous scenes but are based on historic record and are there to advance the plot.

Types of post available: Reviews (preferred),  extracts, guest posts and Q&As

Pre-order Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maiden-Florence-Katherine-Mezzacappa/dp/1914148509/

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Florence, 1584. Rumours are spreading about the virility of a prince marrying into the powerful Medici family. Orphan Giulia is chosen to put an end to the gossip. In return she will keep her life - and start a new one with a dowry and her own husband. Cloistered since childhood and an innocent in a world ruled by men, Giulia reluctantly agrees, only to be drawn under the control of the Medicis' lecherous minister. Years later, married and with a growing family, Giulia hopes she has finally escaped the legacy of her past. But when a threat arrives from a sinister figure from her youth, she must finally take control of events - and become the author of her own story.

 

Based on true events and reminiscent of 'The Marriage Portrait' by Maggie O'Farrell, 'The Maiden of Florence' gives a charismatic voice to a woman cast aside by history.