โ S.J.A. Turney
๐ Fiction
๐
2019
๐ Canelo Books
๐ English
โ 300 KB
๐ 1 views
โฆ LIBER โฆ
City of God
โ Scribed by Cecelia Holland
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
A self-serving political player in sixteenth-century Rome is caught up in the ruthless and powerful Borgia family's deadly intrigues of murder and betrayal
It is known as the City of God--but Rome at the dawn of the sixteenth century is an unholy place where opulence, poverty, and decadence cohabitate sinfully under the ruthless rule of Rodrigo Borgia, the debauched Pope Alexander VI. Englishman Nicholas Dawson is secretary to the ineffectual ambassador of Florence and, as such, finds himself linked to Borgias' murderous machinations, specifically the brutal power plays of the warlord Cesare, the pope's bastard son. A skilled liar, conspirator, spy, and manipulator--a man drawn to power and the pleasures of excess--Dawson coolly plays his part in Rome's draconian political dramas with an eye to personal gain and no true allegiance to any side or player. But his attraction to a beautiful and very dangerous young man soon threatens to bring Dawson's...
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