C W Gortner: 15 books

In this stunning novel, C. W. Gortner brings to life Juana of Castile, the third child of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand of Spain, who would become the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country’s throne. Along the way, Gortner takes the reader from the somber majesty of Spain to the glittering...

For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish princess who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. “This epic tale is captivating and beautifully told.”—Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before...

**In two stunning novels, C. W. Gortner brings to life two of history’s most intriguing and courageous women: Catherine de Medici, the last legitimate descendant of the illustrious Medici family of Italy, and Juana of Castile, daughter of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand of Spain, who would be the...

“The Confessions of Catherine de Medici is a dramatic, epic novel of an all-too-human woman whose strength and passion propelled her into the center of grand events. Meticulously-researched, this engrossing novel offers a fresh portrait of a queen who has too often been portrayed as a villain....

The era of the Tudors was one of danger, intrigue, conspiracy, and, above all, spies. Summer 1553: A time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, is reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an illicit mission to the king's...

London, 1558. Queen Mary is dead, and 25-year old Elizabeth ascends the throne. Summoned to court from exile abroad, Elizabeth's intimate spy, Brendan Prescott, is reunited with the young queen, as well as his beloved Kate, scheming William Cecil, and arch-rival, Robert Dudley. A poison attempt on...

Hunted by a shadowy foe in Bloody Mary's court, Brendan Prescott plunges into London's treacherous underworld to unravel a dark conspiracy that could make Elizabeth queen—or send her to her death in C.W. Gortner's The Tudor Conspiracy, the second book in The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles. England,...

“A masterwork by a skilled craftsman . . . Make a vow to read this book.”—New York Journal of Books ** ** Isabella is barely a teenager when she becomes an unwitting pawn in a plot to dethrone her half brother, King Enrique. Suspected of treason and held captive, she treads a perilous path,...

Para los lectores de Philippa Gregory y Alison Weir llega una novela dramática de la querida Emperatriz María, la niña danesa que se convirtió en la madre del último zar ruso. Narrada por la madre del último zar de Rusia, esta novela vívida e históricamente auténtica revive la valiente historia...

Isabel de Castilla fue la reina guerrera que culminó la Reconquista y favoreció el viaje a Cristóbal Colón a América, pero poco sabemos de sus primeros años, del aislamiento de su infancia junto a una madre mentalmente inestable, o de cómo desde muy joven se vio obligada a vivir en la corte...

For readers of The Paris Wife and Z comes this vivid novel full of drama, passion, tragedy, and beauty that stunningly imagines the life of iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel—the ambitious, gifted laundrywoman’s daughter who revolutionized fashion, built an international empire, and become one...

A lush, dramatic biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Marlene Dietrich—from the gender-bending cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the lush film studios of Hollywood, a sweeping story of passion, glamour, ambition, art, and war from the author...

«Come ogni cosa importante nella vita, tutto cominciò con un viaggio: un viaggio verso Londra, a essere precisi, la mia prima escursione nella più affascinante e sordida delle città.» Estate 1553: la monarchia inglese è in pericolo. Sul trono siede il figlio adolescente di Enrico VIII, Edoardo...

A quattordici anni, Caterina, l’ultima legittima discendente dei Medici, viene promessa in sposa al figlio di Francesco I di Francia, Enrico. Allontanata da Firenze, umiliata in Francia dove il marito le preferirà l’amante Diana di Poitiers e dove per la corte rimase sempre e comunque «la straniera»,...