Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Waiting On Wednesday (14)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.


This week I’m "waiting on"


Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance by Sara Poole
Releases: August 2010
Description via Goodreads


In the simmering hot summer of 1492, a monstrous evil is stirring within the Eternal City of Rome. The brutal murder of an alchemist sets off a desperate race to uncover a plot that threatens to end the Renaissance and plunge Europe back into medieval darkness. Determined to avenge the killing of her father, Francesca Giordano defies all convention to claim the position of poisoner serving Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, head of the most notorious and dangerous family in Italy. She becomes the confidante of Lucrezia Borgia and the lover of Cesare Borgia. At the same time, she is drawn to the young renegade monk who yearns to save her life and her soul. Navigating a web of treachery and deceit, Francesca pursues her father’s killer from the depths of Rome’s Jewish ghetto to the heights of the Vatican itself. In so doing, she sets the stage for the ultimate confrontation with ancient forces that will seek to use her darkest desires to achieve their own catastrophic ends.


What book are you “waiting on”?


15 comments:

  1. Wow, the heroine is a Poisoner.

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  2. O.O OMG I want. Like you seriously have no idea how much I want to read this now! I adore anything Italy and this just says beyond amazing. If you like old Italian Renaissance fiction check out Immortal by Traci Slatton. Great book. ^.^

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  3. This sounds really really interesting and I'd never heard of it before you posting this. I'm definitely checking into it! Thanks!

    For me...I just found out about J.T. Dutton's new book "Stranded" and I'm just dying to pick it up!

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  4. I love revenge stories! And this sounds so exciting! Awesome WoW pick!

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  5. This does not sound like something I would normally read,but the summary really grabs me. It is good to mix it up once in a while. Great pick.

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  6. Sounds like a yummy historical fiction. Definitely one for the wish list.

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  7. This sounds really exciting. Another one to add to my list - thanks for sharing. Mine is here.

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  8. Wow, this one sounds good! I love historical stuff, so I think I would really like this one! :)

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  9. This sounds really good! And I LOVE the cover! That cover wouldn't let me walk by it in the bookstore without stopping and picking it up! I'm still waiting on 13 To Life by Shannon Delany. The release date is getting oh so close...

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  10. Great pick, it looks really good. My WOW is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  11. Wow this sounds really good! Monstrous evil, murder, alchemy, poison, treachery and deceit...awesomeness! I might have to look into this come August. :-)

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  12. Oooh, this is going on my TBR list!

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  13. This sounds great!!! Looking forward to it. Now following your great blog too. Shari over at myneuroticbookaffair.blogspot.com

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