Bianca by Beatrice Small

Bianca by Beatrice Small

New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small begins a captivating quartet of novels in this Renaissance romance fraught with conflicting family dynamics and ruthless dangers .The plotting is spellbinding(Fresh Fiction).

Florentine silk merchant Giovanni Pietro d'Angelo and his wife want nothing more than to marry their daughters to wealthy men of distinction. But when their son is implicated in a tragic accident, it is their eldest daughter, Bianca, who must pay the price--by marrying the powerful and debauched Sebastiano Rovere in exchange for his silence.

Bianca flees the cruel union and seeks shelter in a seaside villa where she discovers the possibility of love at last. But Florentine society will never approve of the man she's chosen: Prince Amir, grandson of Mehmet the Conqueror.

Two passionate lovers. Two different worlds determined to keep them apart.

Bertrice Smallhas written thirty novels of historical romance and two erotic novellas. She is a New York Times bestselling author and the recipient of numerous awards. In keeping with her profession, Bertrice Small lives in the oldest English-speaking town in the state of New York, founded in 1640. Her light-filled studio includes the paintings of her favorite cover artist, Elaine Duillo, and a large library but no computer as she works on an IBM Quietwriter 7. Her longtime assistant, Judy Walker, types the final draft. Because she believes in happy endings, Bertrice Small has been married to the same man, her hero, George, for thirty-eight years. They have a son, Thomas, a daughter-in-law, Megan, and two adorable grandchildren, Chandler David and Cora Alexandra. Longtime readers will be happy to know that Nicki the Cockatiel flourishes along with his fellow housemates, Pookie, the long-haired greige and white, Honeybun, the petite orange lady cat with the cream-colored paws, and Finnegan, the black long-haired baby of the family, who is almost two.

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ISBN 13	9780451237958
ISBN 10	0451237951
Title	Bianca
Author	Beatrice Small
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New American Library
Year published	2012-10-02
Number of pages	426
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