Sicily in 1693 is recovering from a devastating earthquake and struggling under the oppression of the Spanish Inquisition. Raids from Barbary pirates menace the coastline, while European Princes plot against each other. Meanwhile, the sixteen-year-old Bernardo has been brought up in an isolated Benedictine Abbey since being orphaned seven-years before. Now an unexpected journey will introduce him to this chaotic and often cruel world, where his faith will be tested.
Rescuing a young girl, Agata, from Barbary pirates will reveal his presence to an old family enemy, as well as introducing him to a secret brotherhood, and to the confusion of adolescent love. However, as love deepens, the petite Agata does not remain a victim for long, growing into a beautiful woman and determined avenger. Family secrets and desperate journeys threaten to tear them apart but will ultimately lead them both to find out what is most important in life.
(Sequel to The Dagger and the Rosary)Isobella sifts through her late archaeologist father's belongings, finding solace in continuing his work. Amid his books lies the journals of an ancestor chronicli ........
As this is advertising the sequel "The Cursed Tree" would it not be better to have the draft cover (I sent you) of that title rather than, rather confusingly, the cover of The Dagger and the Rosar ........
In the 13th century, Templars brought a sacred relic from the Holy Land, igniting a centuries-long pursuit spanning continents and claiming lives as it changed hands. Centuries later, a family secre ........
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