The Scarlet Contessa
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Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own lands, fought her own battles, and openly took lovers whenever she pleased.
Her remarkable tale is told by her lady-in-waiting, Dea, a woman knowledgeable in reading the โtriumph cardsโ โ the predecessor of modern-day Tarot. As Dea tries to unravel the truth about her husbandโs murder, Caterina single-handedly holds off invaders who would steal her title and lands. However, Deaโs reading of the cards reveals that Caterina cannot withstand a third and final invader โ none other than Cesare Borgia, son of the corrupt Pope Alexander VI, who has an old score to settle with Caterina. Trapped inside the Fortress at Ravaldino as Borgiaโs cannons pound the walls, Dea reviews Caterinaโs scandalous past and struggles to understand their joint destiny, while Caterina valiantly tries to fight off Borgiaโs unconquerable army.
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Jeanne Kalogridis was born in Florida in 1954. She earned a BA in Russian and an MA in Linguistics from the University of South Florida and went on to teach English as a Second Language at the American University in Washington, D.C. She now lives with her partner on the West Coast of the US, sharing a house with two dogs and a bird. Her interests include yoga, Tibatan Buddhism, the occult, languages, art, and reading everything ever published.
