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Kelly Evans
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Kelly Evans writes historical fiction about real but little-known women from history. She earned a degree in medieval history before moving to London, England where she could usually be found ambling about one of the many museums. While continuing her historical studies, Kelly fell into investment banking and still has no idea how it happened. After a successful career, she moved back to Canada where she gave up corporate life to write full time. When not working on her novels, Kelly writes Audio Description scripts for visually impaired individuals. She enjoys studying medieval medicine and gardening, and watching old sci fi movies.
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Average rating: 4.18 · 2,176 ratings · 203 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Beggar Queen 4.11 avg rating — 925 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Confessor's Wife 4.17 avg rating — 556 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Northern Queen 4.20 avg rating — 340 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unfinished: The Inspired Life of Elisabetta Sirani 4.59 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Revelation: The Mortecarni Part Two 4.47 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Monsters and Misfits 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My new novel, The Beggar Queen, was released out into the world today! I'm very excited about this one and hope my readers will too.

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Merovingian France: where kings died young, mayors held all the power, and treachery stalked the land. For Bathilde, kidnapped in England and sold as a slave to an important Frankian politician, life as she knows it is over. But fate has a way of interveni Read more of this blog post »

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Poison in the Blood: The Memoirs of Lucrezia Borgia

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The Borgias Celebrated Crimes

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The Man in the High Castle

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