First published 2025
Julia Pritzker stares at the letter that changes everything. A woman she has never heard of has died and left her a villa in Tuscany. Julia's husband was recently murdered. Her adoptive parents are gone. She believes her horoscope predicted her husband's death, and now she wonders if fate controls her life. The benefactor, Emilia Rossi, might be connected to Julia's unknown biological family. Julia travels to Italy seeking answers. She discovers that Rossi was a paranoid woman who claimed descent from Renaissance Duchess Caterina Sforza. Julia looks remarkably like both Rossi and the historical duchess. All three women share an obsession with astrology. Someone begins following Julia through the Tuscan countryside. Strange incidents escalate into deadly threats. Even a romance with a local man cannot calm her fears. Julia must discover who she really is, protect her sanity, and stay alive.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Italy, Tuscany
Period: Renaissance
400 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: death, murder