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Daughters of Venice    by DIG Publishing Group
Price: $3.99 USD. 110390 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

Venice 1570 AD: The well-ordered life of Desdemona Brabantio is turned upside down when she meets the temperamental general Christoforo Moro. Despite a considerable age difference they fall head over heels in love. The unlikely couple gets caught up in a whirlwind of emotion and forges a risky plan: after a secret wedding Desdemona is to follow her husband to the island of Cyprus.
The Rivers of Good Portent    by Mark Igoe
Price: $6.50 USD. 87380 words. Language: English. Published on June 6, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

In 1608 two African princes went to live with a Portuguese family in the town of Tete on the Zambezi River. This is their story, told against the backdrop of a wild and beautiful continent at war, and lost kingdoms of old Africa. The story is told through their eyes and through those of some of the people they encountered.
Evensong    by Victoria Halsey
Price: $2.99 USD. 82210 words. Language: English. Published on May 28, 2013. Fiction » Romance » Historical.

An impoverished heiress accepts a betrothal to her family’s sworn enemy to save her besieged home. She is left under the protection of her betrothed’s dashing half brother. Soon they find themselves fighting an attraction that could ruin all. Each faces choices that will affect their future. Love or honor, family or duty. Their fates are intertwined as tightly as the conspiracies surrounding them
Buried Secrets    by Robert Stermscheg
Price: $4.99 USD. 130500 words. Language: English. Published on April 5, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

In the spring of 1870, France is preparing for an imminent war with Germany. A French cavalry officer, Bernard de Lemarch, has been given the delicate task of approaching a high-ranking Prussian officer, hoping to glean vital military information. But what he doesn’t know is that the Prussian High Command has been forewarned…. and is expecting him.
The Lady King:Njinga Mbande    by Dhae Walpoole
Price: $4.50 USD. 71560 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

We journey back to 17th century Africa, where Njinga Mbande, 81, is in a war that logic would suggest she can't win. The setting--17 December 1663--is Day of First Fruits and 5-years after signing the final revised treaty; requiring lost of her original homeland, The Ndongo kingdom, to the Portuguese. She is determined and remains undaunted by her enemy's apparent superior weaponry advantage.
Books We Love Special Edition - Juliet Waldron    by Juliet Waldron
Price: $6.99 USD. 313280 words. Language: English. Published by Books We Love Ltd.  on March 18, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

This Books We Love Special Edition by Juliet Waldron contains three novels, Mozart's Wife, My Mozart and Red Magic.
Whitebeam    by K.M. del Mara
Price: $3.99 USD. 92900 words. Language: English. Published on February 14, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

On the cusp of the fourteenth century, Pippa knows very well that a long-time family friend is both a hot-headed radical and a murderer. But she doesn't find out that he is Scottish national hero Robert the Bruce until she is twelve years old. She also discovers that he is her father.
The Tower Clock Stopped    by Jan De Haan
Price: $2.99 USD. 24870 words. Language: English. Published by ProEcclesia on December 31, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

The Holy Roman Empire, led by Philip II of Spain, was persecuting the Protestants, and William I of Orange, revolted against this harsh rule in the Eighty Year War. This is a story about a surprise attack by the Spanish army on Sluis, a small city in a southern coastal province of The Low Countries, now known as The Netherlands.
Howell Davidson amongst the Musketeers    by Steven R. Culver
Price: $5.99 USD. 128380 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

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Howell Davidson wants to take revenge on a gentleman who’s fitted him up for a murder he didn’t commit. His immediate problem is surviving the Bohemian rebellion that is plunging Europe into the Thirty Years War. In this first episode of his 17th Century adventures, Howell carries a musket in battle and woos the confidant of a Countess. Finally, he sees justice done as he could never have imagined
The Virgin and the Griffin    by Sandra Cordon
Price: $3.99 USD. 101780 words. Language: English. Published on November 22, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Renaissance.

The Virgin and the Griffin tells of a young woman's struggle to find a small measure of beauty and joy in a violent, fear-filled society in Renaissance Italy. Set in the ancient city of Perugia, the novel weaves together Isabella's desires and passions as she strives to make her mark in a community fractured by politics and war, yet a place where great beauty and love are still possible.