St Peter's Square, Rome. White smoke signals that a new Pope has been chosen. The world is watching as massive crowds gather in Rome, waiting for news of a new Pope. It's a turning point that could change the Catholic Church for ever, as one of the rumoured candidates, Brigid Fitzgerald, would be the first female Pope in history. But Brigid has made a legion of powerful enemies and is a target for all those who fear that the Church has lost its way...

The fault in his retribution... Her innocent beauty! Nothing will keep Soren Steinsson Vitale from seeking revenge on the man who destroyed his father. But his merciless expose captures his enemy's granddaughter in a paparazzi frenzy! Soren trusts no one, yet he can't let Anna Randall face the chaos alone. By employing her to catalogue his vast book collection in Sicily, he intends to keep the beautiful librarian at arm's length. With their families'...

Florence, 1429. Giovanni de Medici has transformed his family bank into an unprecedented economic force. But when Giovanni is mysteriously murdered, his sons, Cosimo and Lorenzo, are forced to face a range of enemies plotting to oust the Medici from power.

September, 1810. Raids across the Straits of Messina to disrupt preparations for the French invasion of the island have been repulsed with heavy casualties. George Warne, a bright young British officer, suspects treachery back in Messina, and is ordered to investigate. Warne uncovers a shadowy underworld of spies, traitors and informers where nothing is quite as it seems and where danger lurks around every corner. If the long-threatened French invation...