First published 2015
Disgraced Sicilian nobleman Vitello Scarpia flees to Rome, where he's taken up by a cunning countess and entangled in the city's web of religiosity, sophistication, and scandal. As the French Revolution spills into Italy, Scarpia's fate becomes intertwined with the gifted singer Floria Tosca, leading him down a dark path of ambition and betrayal. A thrilling historical saga of passion, power, and the human capacity for cruelty.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 19th-century, historical-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: ambition, betrayal, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Rome, Sicily, Italy, France
Period: Revolution, 1789-1799, 1798-1870, 1789-1815
384 pages · Hardcover · Bloomsbury