The Fortune Keeper: Deborah Swift
Welcometo a stop on the Coffee Pot Book Tour for The Fortune Keeper by Deborah Swift,their book of the year for 2023!
The Details:
BookTitle: The Fortune KeeperSeries:Italian Renaissance Series
Author:Deborah Swift
PublicationDate: 24th November 2022
Publisher:Quire Books
Pages:412
Genre:Historical Fiction
Blurb:
Count yournights by stars, not shadows ~ Italian Proverb
Winter inRenaissance VeniceMia Caiozzi isdetermined to discover her destiny by studying the science of astronomy. Buther stepmother Giulia forbids her to engage in this occupation, fearing it willlead her into danger. The ideas of Galileo are banned by the Inquisition, soMia must study in secret.
Giulia's realname is Giulia Tofana, renowned for her poison Aqua Tofana, and she is inhiding from the Duke de Verdi's family who are intent on revenge for the deathof their brother. Giulia insists Mia should live quietly out of public view. Ifnot, it could threaten them all. But Mia doesn't understand this, and rebelsagainst Giulia, determined to go her own way.
When the twosecret lives collide, it has far-reaching and fatal consequences that willchange Mia's life forever.
Set amongstopulent palazzos and shimmering canals, TheFortune Keeper is the third novel of adventure and romance based on thelife and legend of Giulia Tofana, the famous poisoner.
'Hercharacters are so real they linger in the mind long after the book is back onthe shelf'
~Historical Novel Society
NB This is thethird in a series but can stand alone as it features a new protagonist. Othertwo books are available if reviewers want them.
TriggerWarnings:
Murderand violence in keeping with the era.
Buy Links:
Thistitle is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.
UniversalLink: https://mybook.to/FortuneKeeper
Audiobook Buy Links:
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiobook/fortune-keeper-the
Audio:https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Fortune-Keeper-Audiobook/B0C63R95WM
Author Bio:
Deborah Swift is aUSA TODAY bestselling author who is passionate about the past. Deborah used tobe a costume designer for the BBC, before becoming a writer. Now she lives inan old English school house in a village full of 17th Century houses, near theglorious Lake District. Deborah has an award-winning historical fiction blog ather website www.deborahswift.com.
Deborah loves towrite about how extraordinary events in history have transformed the lives ofordinary people, and how the events of the past can live on in her books andstill resonate today.
The first in herseries about the Renaissance poisoner Giulia Tofana, The Poison Keeper,was a winner of the Wishing Shelf Book of the Decade, and a Coffee Pot BookClub Gold Medal, and the latest in her WW2 Secret Agent series, Operation Tulip, is coming soon.
Author Links:
Website: www.deborahswift.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/swiftstory
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authordeborahswift/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/deborahswift1/
Bookbub:https://www.bookbub.com/authors/deborah-swift
Amazon:http://author.to/DeborahSwift
