Alana Bolton Cooke: 2 books

England, 1702, is at war with its old enemy France, the realm of Louis XIV, the Sun King, over the throne of Spain and trade routes to the Indies. Richard Molesworth, (ancestor of Princess Diana, Princes William and Harry)against his father's wishes,runs away from his studies at The Temple in London...

'A Splendid Sin' is a love story. It is fiction based on fact. It describes the love of an older man for a younger man and how this love helps create a great work of art, 'The Last Judgement' which stands on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. It is also the story of genius expressed in...