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C. W. Gortner
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I Spymaster
Novelas Independientes
C. W. Gortner - Novelas Independientes
- Título Original: Marlene.
- Género: Romántico, Ciencia Ficción, Histórica.
- Serie: Novelas Independientes.
- Sinopsis: From the gender-bending cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the tyrannical movie studios of Los Angeles, this sweeping story of passion, glamour, art, and war is a lush, dramatic novel of one of the most alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age: Marlene Dietrich. Raised in genteel poverty after the First World War, Maria Magdalena Dietrich dreams of a life on the stage. When her budding career as a violinist is cut short, she vows to become an actress, trading her family’s proper, middle-class society for the free-spirited, louche world of Berlin’s cabarets and drag balls. With her sultry beauty, smoky voice, and androgynous tailored suits, Marlene performs to packed houses and conducts a series of stormy love affairs that push the boundaries of social convention until she finds overnight success in the scandalous movie The Blue Angel. For Marlene, neither fame nor marriage and motherhood can cure her wanderlust. As Hitler rises to power, she sets sail for America to become a rival to MGM’s queen, Greta Garbo. As one of Hollywood’s top leading ladies, she stars with such legends as Gary Cooper, John Wayne, and Cary Grant. Desperate for her return, Hitler tries to lure her with dazzling promises. Defiant in her stance against the Nazis, Marlene chooses instead to become an American citizen, and after her new nation is forced into World War II, she tours with the USO, performing for Allied troops in Europe and Africa. But one day, she must return to Germany, where she will discover a heartbreaking secret amidst the war’s devastation that transformed her homeland and the family she loved. An enthralling account of this extraordinary legend, MARLENE reveals the inner life of a woman of grit and ambition who defied convention, seduced the world, and forged her own path.
- Título Original: The Vatican Princess.
- Género: Romántico, Ciencia Ficción Histórica.
- Serie: Novelas Independientes.
- Sinopsis: Infamy is no accident. It is a poison in our blood. It is the price of being a Borgia. Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias fascinated and terrorized 15th-century Renaissance Italy. Lucrezia Borgia, beloved daughter of the pope, was at the center of the dynasty’s ambitions. Slandered as a heartless seductress who lured men to their doom, was she in fact the villainess of legend, or was she trapped in a familial web, forced to choose between loyalty and survival? With the ascension of the Spaniard Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI, the new pope’s illegitimate children—his rival sons, Cesare and Juan, and beautiful young daughter Lucrezia—assume an exalted position in the papal court. Privileged and adored, Lucrezia yearns to escape her childhood and play a part in her family’s fortunes. But Rome is seductive and dangerous: Alliances shift at a moment’s notice as Italy’s ruling dynasties strive to keep rivals at bay. As Lucrezia’s father faces challenges from all sides, he’s obliged to marry her off to a powerful adversary. But when she discovers the brutal truth behind her alliance, Lucrezia is plunged into a perilous gambit that will require all her wits, cunning, and guile. Escaping her marriage offers the chance of happiness with a passionate prince of Naples, yet as scandalous accusations of murder and incest build against her, menacing those she loves, Lucrezia must risk everything to overcome the lethal fate imposed upon her by her Borgia blood. Beautifully wrought, rich with fascinating historical detail, The Vatican Princess is the first novel to describe Lucrezia’s coming-of-age in her own voice—a dramatic, vivid tale set in an era of savagery and unparalleled splendor, where enemies and allies can be one and the same, and where loyalty to family can ultimately be a curse.
- Título Original: Chanel.
- Género: Romántico, Histórica, Ciencia Ficción.
- Serie: Novelas Independientes.
- Sinopsis: Born into rural poverty, Gabrielle Chanel and her sisters are sent to a convent orphanage after their mother’s death. Here, the nuns nurture Gabrielle’s exceptional sewing skills, a talent that will propel her into a life far removed from the drudgery of her childhood. Transforming herself into Coco—a seamstress and sometime torch singer—the petite brunette burns with ambition, an incandescence that draws a wealthy gentleman who will become the love of her life. She immerses herself in his world of money and luxury, discovering a freedom that sparks her creativity. But it is only when her lover takes her to Paris that Coco discovers her destiny. Rejecting the frilly, corseted silhouette of the past, her sleek minimalist styles reflect the youthful ease and confidence of the 1920s modern woman. As Coco’s reputation spreads, her couturier business explodes, taking her into rarefied society circles and bohemian salons. Her little black dress, her signature perfume No. 5; her dramatic friendships, affairs, and rivalries with luminaries of her era increase her wealth and fame. But as the years pass, success cannot save her from heartbreak. And when Paris falls to the Nazis during World War II, Coco finds herself at a dangerous crossroads, forced to make choices that will forever change her.
- Título Original: The Queen´s Vow.
- Género: Romántico, Ciencia Ficción, Histórica.
- Serie: Novelas Independientes.
- Sinopsis: Young Isabella is barely a teenager when she is thrust into danger. Suspected of treason and held captive, she treads a perilous path, until, at age seventeen, she finds herself heiress of Castile, the largest kingdom in Spain. Plunged into a deadly conflict to secure her crown, she is determined to wed the one man whom she has vowed to love yet is forbidden to her—Fernando, prince of Aragón.As together they unite their two realms under "one crown, one country, one faith," Isabella and Fernando face an impoverished Spain beset by enemies. With the future of her throne at stake, Isabella resists the zealous demands of the inquisitor, Torquemada, even as she is seduced by the dreams of an enigmatic navigator named Columbus. But when a violent, treacherous battle against an ancient adversary erupts, it will test Isabella’s resolve, her courage, and her tenacious belief in her destiny . . . .From the glorious palaces of Segovia to the battlefields of Granada and intrigue-laden gardens of Seville, The Queen’s Vow sweeps us into the tumultuous forging of a nation and the complex, fascinating heart of the woman who overcame all odds to become Isabella of Castile.
- Título Original: The Confessions of Catherine Medici.
- Género: Romántico, Ciencia Ficción, Histórica.
- Serie: Novelas Independientes.
- Sinopsis: At the age of fourteen, Catherine de Medici, last
legitimate descendant of the Medici blood, finds herself betrothed to the King
Francois I’s son, Henri. Sent from her native Florence to France, humiliated
and overshadowed by her husband’s life-long devotion to his mistress, when
tragedy strikes her family Catherine rises from obscurity to become one of 16th
century Europe’s most powerful women. Patroness of Nostradamus and a seer in
her own right, accused of witchcraft and murder by her foes, Catherine fights
to save France and her children from savage religious conflict, unaware that
her own fate looms before her—a fate that will demand the sacrifice of her
ideals, reputation, and the passion of her own embattled heart . . . .From the
splendors of the Loire palaces to the blood-soaked battles of the Wars of
Religion and haunted halls of the Louvre, this is the story of Catherine’s
dramatic life, told by the queen herself.
- Título Original: The Last Queen.
- Género: Romántico, Ciencia Ficción, Histórica.
- Serie: Novelas Independientes.
- Sinopsis: ·Daughter of Isabel and Ferdinand of Spain, Juana bears witness to the fall of Granada and Columbus’s discoveries. At the age of sixteen, she is sent to Flanders to wed Philip, the Hapsburg archduke, just as her youngest sister, Catherine of Aragon, is sent to England to become the first wife of Henry VIII. Juana finds unexpected passion with her handsome young husband, but when tragedy strikes and she becomes heir to the Spanish throne, she is plunged into a battle for power. Besieged by foes, her intelligence and pride used against her, Juana vows to secure her crown, even if it could cost her everything. From the somber majesty of Spain to the glittering, lethal courts of Flanders, France, and Tudor England, The Last Queen brings to life the drama of an incomparable era and the humanity of a courageous princess whose fight to claim her birthright captivated the world.
C. W. Gortner - Serie I Spymaster
Género: Ciencia Ficcción, Histórica, Intriga.
Serie: I Spymaster Trilogy.
Sinopsis:
Summer, 1553: Brendan Prescott, a
foundling reared by the powerful Dudley family, is brought to court and finds
himself sent on an illicit mission by his master, Lord Robert, to the enigmatic
Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan is also soon compelled to work as a double
agent by Elizabeth’s protector, William Cecil, who promises in exchange to help
him unravel the secret of his own mysterious past. A dark plot swirls around
Elizabeth’s quest to unravel the truth behind the ominous disappearance of her
brother, King Edward VI. With only a bold stable boy and an audacious
lady-in-waiting at his side, Brendan plunges into a ruthless gambit of
half-truths, lies and murder—and discovers that his own secret could be his
undoing. . . . Filled with the intrigue and pageantry of Tudor England, this is
the story of a young man who becomes the intimate spy of England's future
queen.
Género: Ciencia Ficción, Histórica, Intriga.
Serie: I Spymaster
Serie: I Spymaster
Sinopsis:
Winter, 1554: Mary Tudor has become queen and her enemies are imprisoned in the Tower. But her betrothal to Philip of Spain puts her Protestant subjects in peril, and rumors of a plot to depose her swirl around England’s heir and only hope: the queen’s half-sister, Princess Elizabeth. Haunted by his past, Brendan Prescott’s time of refuge comes to an end when disquieting news from Cecil sends him on a dangerous mission to assist the captive Elizabeth. Obliged to return to the palace where he almost lost his life, he begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a mysterious opponent who hides a terrifying secret. As he races against time to retrieve a cache of private letters and halt a conspiracy that could make Elizabeth queen or send her to her death, Brendan faces unimaginable loss. Plunged into London’s treacherous underbelly in search of the truth, he discovers that in this world of betrayal and deceit, where power is supreme and sister can turn against sister, nothing—and no one—is what it seems.
Título Original: The Tudor Vendetta.
Título Original: The Tudor Vendetta.
Género: Ciencia Ficción, Histórico, Intriga.
Serie: I Spymaster
Sinopsis:
Serie: I Spymaster
Sinopsis:
Winter, 1558: Elizabeth I has ascended the throne but the first days of
her reign are already fraught with turmoil, the kingdom weakened by strife and
her ability to rule uncertain. Summoned from exile abroad at the new queen's
behest, Brendan Prescott arrives in London to face his shattered past. He soon
finds himself pitted in deadly rivalry with his life-long foe, Robert Dudley,
but when a poison attempt overshadows the queen’s coronation, Elizabeth
privately dispatches Brendan on a far more dangerous assignation: to find her
favored lady-in-waiting, Lady Parry, who has vanished in Yorkshire. Upon his
arrival at the crumbling sea-side manor that may hold the key to Lady Parry's
disappearance, he encounters a strange, impoverished family beset by grief, as
well as mounting evidence that they hide a secret from him. The mystery
surrounding Lady Parry deepens as Brendan begins to realize there is far more going
on at the manor than meets the eye, but the closer he gets to the heart of the
mystery, the more he becomes the quarry of an elusive stranger with a vendetta—
one that could expose both his own buried identity and a long-hidden revelation
that will bring about Elizabeth's doom. From the intrigue-laden passages of
Whitehall to a foreboding Catholic manor and the prisons of the Tower, Brendan
must risk everything to unravel a vendetta that strikes at the very core of his
world, including his loyalty to his queen.
