Rome-1492. The election of a new pope to the throne of St. Peter has elevated his family to the pinnacle of power. But even as the Borgia patriarch schemes to establish a kingdom that will rival the old powers of Europe, an enemy emerges who will stop at nothing to ensure that the Borgia dynasty crumbles before it begins. As the streets of Rome are painted with blood and the rumors of illicit passion, only the actions of a servant who knows the darkest secret of the family can save the Borgia from destruction. The glittering halls of the Vatican are a thousand miles away from the life that Betta has known. Forced to work to save her family from starvation, a chance encounter introduces her to a life of wealth and danger, where the edges of a blade are never more than a step away. As the threat to the Borgia grows nearer and they are forced to fight for survival, Betta will risk everything to safeguard the only friend she has ever known.
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Rome-1492. The election of a new pope to the throne of St. Peter has elevated his family to the pinnacle of power. But even as the Borgia patriarch schemes to establish a kingdom that will rival the old powers of Europe, an enemy emerges who will stop at nothing to ensure that the Borgia dynasty crumbles before it begins. As the streets of Rome are painted with blood and the rumors of illicit passion, only the actions of a servant who knows the darkest secret of the family can save the Borgia from destruction. The glittering halls of the Vatican are a thousand miles away from the life that Betta has known. Forced to work to save her family from starvation, a chance encounter introduces her to a life of wealth and danger, where the edges of a blade are never more than a step away. As the threat to the Borgia grows nearer and they are forced to fight for survival, Betta will risk everything to safeguard the only friend she has ever known.