In The King’s Agent , the quest of the main characters is fueled by an imaginary work of the great Giotto, for no piece of Italian literatur...

The research for my book, The King’s Agent, brought me to Florence. My current research and work in progress have me firmly planted there fo...

Rome is not alone in its infestation of ghosts and goblins. My own Florence (yes, I call it my own, though I have never been—but the origin ...

It is a story all too familiar; it is a story that feeds our sense of justice and horrifies us at the same time. Francesco Cenci was a R...

It is one of the oldest cities in all of civilization; it is a mystical, magical land, the scene of some of the most craven acts of humanity...

Since becoming a published author, the tables have turned, and I’m often asked for advice from unpublished authors. My first tendency is ...

Much is made these days about finding the right mate—online giving a new outlet for the search—and the difficulties and angst for finding th...