If reading novels about the Tudors has whetted your appetite for historical fiction about powerful, ruthless families, consider a location change to Renaissance Italy. Francesca’s murdered father was the personal poisoner to the powerful Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia before he was brutally murdered. Now Francesca vows vengeance and positions herself as her father’s replacement. But can she perform the brutal murders the evil Borgia demands? Poison is brimming with historical detail, double crosses and fascinating characters.

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