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'A glorious panorama of medieval times ... The historical research is impeccable' Sunday Express The year 1464 finds our hero Nicholas in Venice. Plagued by enemies bent on dissolving his assets and smearing his character, he sets sail for Africa, legendary location of the Fountain of Youth and the source of gold in such abundance that men prefer to barter in shells. He will discover the charms of the beautiful Gelis - a woman whose passion for Nicholas is rivalled only by her desire to punish him for his role in her sister's death. Erotic and lush with detail, SCALES OF GOLD embraces the complexity of the Renaissance, where mercantile adventure couples with more personal quests behind the silkeb curtains of the Age of Discovery.

In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's step-daughter - at the tender age of thirteen - has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall tot he Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, THE SPRING OF THE RAM is a pyro technic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors and combustible emotions of the 15th century.

A social novel with adventurous elements set in the exotic backdrop of Cairo during the dramatic period leading up to World War II. Adventure, love, and war unfold through a vibrant cast of intriguing characters, situated in colonial Africa during the tumultuous 1930s, as the old good times fade and a global conflict looms on the horizon. The Café Waterfall, located on a Nile boat, serves as a meeting place for people of various nationalities and fates. The central theme revolves around the story of an English hunter and his wife, who is fatefully drawn to an Italian officer. The struggle for the woman's affection intensifies when the Italian occupation of Abyssinia pits the two men against each other, not only as rivals in love but also as enemies on the battlefield. This engaging and tastefully written book is rooted in true historical realities.

Fiandre 1459. È iniziata un'epoca d'oro in Europa. Le industrie e i commerci fioriscono a Bruges, che ospita imprese di tutti i tipi, è piena di nobili e borghesi, mercanti e mercenari, artigiani e spie. Sono tempi propizi per giovani decisi a fare fortuna e Niccolò, apprendista tintore di umili origini, è uno di loro. Il giovane si mescola all'umanità sulla quale vuole emergere, gareggiando in astuzia con i mercanti e in spregiudicatezza con i mercenari e le spie. Dalla sua ha la bellezza, l'intelligenza e il potere di toccare il cuore delle donne, ma soprattutto una fortissima ambizione che lo porterà lontano.