Adriana Girolami
Historical romance set in 1480
Europe at the conclusion of the
Middle Ages. A beautiful heroine
triumphs over dark forces of
violence and intrigue in the royal
court. Arriving at the castle of the
Duke of Nemours as the princess
bride in an arranged marriage
to find her prospective husband
was killed in a coup d’état. She is
captured and held in isolation,
and commanded to marry the new
Duke, a cruel man. Unaware she
is trained in extensive combat skills
by the general of her father’s army.
she refuses and hatches a plot
to organize the intimidated citizenry and create an uprising against
the Duke. In this struggle she discovers the true love of her life in the
spirited young cavalier who repeatedly risks himself to aid her cause.
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