The Black Madonna
(Roundheads & Cavaliers Book 1)
By Stella Riley
(Roundheads & Cavaliers Book 1)
By Stella Riley
Publication Date: 30th May 2013
Publisher: Independently Published
Page Length: 622
Genre: Historical Romance
B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree & 2023 Coffee Pot Book Club Book of the Year Gold Medallist.
As England slides into Civil War, master-goldsmith and money-lender, Luciano Falcieri del Santi embarks on his own hidden agenda. A chance meeting one dark night results in an unlikely friendship with Member of Parliament, Richard Maxwell. Richard’s daughter, Kate – a spirited girl who vows to hold their home against both Cavalier and Roundhead – soon finds herself fighting an involuntary attraction to the clever, magnetic and diabolically beautiful Italian. Hampered by the warring English and the quest itself growing daily more dangerous, Luciano begins to realise that his own life and that of everyone close to him rests on the knife-edge of success … for only success will permit him to reclaim the Black Madonna and offer his heart to the girl he loves. From the machinations within Parliament to the last days of the King’s cause,
The Black Madonna is an epic saga of passion and intrigue at a time when England was lost in a dark and bloody conflict.
Praise
"A masterful blend of history, politics, suspense, intrigue, revenge, and romance."
Coffee Pot Book Club
“Engrossing from start to finish.”
“Brilliant writing by a brilliant storyteller.”
“Historical fiction at its best.”
Amazon 5* reviews
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The Black Madonna
(Roundheads & Cavaliers Book 1)
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Stella Riley
Winner of four gold medals for historical romance and sixteen Book Readers’ Appreciation Medallions, Stella Riley lives in the beautiful medieval town of Sandwich in Kent.
She is fascinated by the English Civil Wars and has written six books set in that period. These, like the 7 book Rockliffe series, the Brandon Brothers trilogy and, most recently The Shadow Earl, are all available in audio, performed by Alex Wyndham.
Stella enjoys travel, reading, theatre, Baroque music and playing the harpsichord. She also has a fondness for men with long hair - hence her 17th and 18th century heroes.
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