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Sex with the Queen

900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics

by Eleanor Herman ...

In this follow-up to her bestselling Sex with Kings, Eleanor Herman reveals the truth about what goes on behind the closed door of a queen's boudoir. Impeccably researched, filled with page-turning romance, passion, and scandal, Sex with the Queen explores the scintillating sexual lives of some of our most beloved and infamous female rulers.She was the queen, living in an opulent palace, wearing ... Read more

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In this follow-up to her bestselling Sex with Kings, Eleanor Herman reveals the truth about what goes on behind the closed door of a queen's boudoir. Impeccably researched, filled with page-turning romance, passion, and scandal, Sex with the Queen explores the scintillating sexual lives of some of our most beloved and infamous female rulers.She was the queen, living in an opulent palace, wearing
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The Royal Art of Poison

Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul

by Eleanor Herman ...

A morbidly witty and erudite work of pop history that traces the use of poison as a political and cosmetic tool in the royal courts of Western Europe.In The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting-edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story of Europe's glittering palaces: one of medical bafflement, poisonous cosmetics, ever-present ... Read more

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A morbidly witty and erudite work of pop history that traces the use of poison as a political and cosmetic tool in the royal courts of Western Europe.In The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting-edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story of Europe's glittering palaces: one of medical bafflement, poisonous cosmetics, ever-present
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Murder in the Garden of God

A True Story of Renaissance Ambition, Betrayal and Revenge

by Eleanor Herman ...

On April 17, 1581, shots ring out in a Roman garden and a young man falls dead in an ambush. Within days, a powerful baron weds the lovely widow. Everyone knows the baron ordered the hit. But how much did the victim’s wife know? Vittoria Accoramboni, the most beautiful girl in Rome, chafed under the financial limitations of her husband’s family. She waited eight years for Pope Gregory XIII to die ... Read more

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On April 17, 1581, shots ring out in a Roman garden and a young man falls dead in an ambush. Within days, a powerful baron weds the lovely widow. Everyone knows the baron ordered the hit. But how much did the victim’s wife know? Vittoria Accoramboni, the most beautiful girl in Rome, chafed under the financial limitations of her husband’s family. She waited eight years for Pope Gregory XIII to die
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Off with Her Head

Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power

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New York Times bestseller Eleanor Herman, author of Sex with Kings and Sex with Presidents, returns with another work of popular feminist history, exploring the history of misogyny against women with power from Cleopatra to Kamala Harris.Imagine Donald Trump as a woman, called Donna. Would Donna Trump have been viewed as blunt, honest, and refreshing? Would she have won the election?Imagine ... Read more

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New York Times bestseller Eleanor Herman, author of Sex with Kings and Sex with Presidents, returns with another work of popular feminist history, exploring the history of misogyny against women with power from Cleopatra to Kamala Harris.Imagine Donald Trump as a woman, called Donna. Would Donna Trump have been viewed as blunt, honest, and refreshing? Would she have won the election?Imagine
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Sex with Kings

500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge

by Eleanor Herman ...

Throughout the centuries, royal mistresses have been worshiped, feared, envied, and reviled. They set the fashions, encouraged the arts, and, in some cases, ruled nations. Eleanor Herman's Sex with Kings takes us into the throne rooms and bedrooms of Europe's most powerful monarchs. Alive with flamboyant characters, outrageous humor, and stirring poignancy, this glittering tale of passion and ... Read more

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Throughout the centuries, royal mistresses have been worshiped, feared, envied, and reviled. They set the fashions, encouraged the arts, and, in some cases, ruled nations. Eleanor Herman's Sex with Kings takes us into the throne rooms and bedrooms of Europe's most powerful monarchs. Alive with flamboyant characters, outrageous humor, and stirring poignancy, this glittering tale of passion and
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Mistress of the Vatican

The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope

by Eleanor Herman ...

Eleanor Herman, the talented author of the New York Times bestselling Sex with Kings and Sex with the Queen goes behind the sacred doors of the Catholic Church in Mistress of the Vatican, a scintillating biography of a powerful yet little-known woman whose remarkable story is ripe with secrets, sex, passion, and ambition. For almost four centuries this astonishing story of a woman’s absolute power ... Read more

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Eleanor Herman, the talented author of the New York Times bestselling Sex with Kings and Sex with the Queen goes behind the sacred doors of the Catholic Church in Mistress of the Vatican, a scintillating biography of a powerful yet little-known woman whose remarkable story is ripe with secrets, sex, passion, and ambition. For almost four centuries this astonishing story of a woman’s absolute power
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Sex with Presidents

The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House

by Eleanor Herman ...

In this fascinating work of popular history, the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings and The Royal Art of Poison uncovers the bedroom secrets of American presidents and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leaders’ sex scandals.While Americans have a reputation for being strait-laced, many of the nation’s leaders have been anything but puritanical. Alexander ... Read more

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In this fascinating work of popular history, the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings and The Royal Art of Poison uncovers the bedroom secrets of American presidents and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leaders’ sex scandals.While Americans have a reputation for being strait-laced, many of the nation’s leaders have been anything but puritanical. Alexander
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Voice of Gods & Queen of Ashes

by Eleanor Herman, StoryGiants ...

These prequel novellas about the early years of Alexander the Great are full of mythology, intrigue, and romance, from a New York Times –bestselling author.Voice of the Gods :At nineteen, Ada of Caria longs to have what her mad siblings already do: magic powers and the Snake Blood throne. Fortunately, Ada has an unusual servant at her disposal. Helen is the first True Ora... ... Read more

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These prequel novellas about the early years of Alexander the Great are full of mythology, intrigue, and romance, from a New York Times –bestselling author.Voice of the Gods :At nineteen, Ada of Caria longs to have what her mad siblings already do: magic powers and the Snake Blood throne. Fortunately, Ada has an unusual servant at her disposal. Helen is the first True Ora...
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Legacy of Kings

by Eleanor Herman, StoryGiants ...

Series Book 1 - Blood of Gods and Royals
"A mingling of history, intrigue, romance, murder, and magic," this epic fantasy novel draws on the historical details of Alexander the Great's teen years (Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times –bestselling author of The Seven Realms series).At sixteen years old, Prince Alexander's duty is to become the King's regent, a title that feels merely ceremonial to ambitious Alexander. The young prince ... Read more

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"A mingling of history, intrigue, romance, murder, and magic," this epic fantasy novel draws on the historical details of Alexander the Great's teen years (Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times –bestselling author of The Seven Realms series).At sixteen years old, Prince Alexander's duty is to become the King's regent, a title that feels merely ceremonial to ambitious Alexander. The young prince
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Dawn of Legends

by Eleanor Herman, StoryGiants ...

Series Book 4 - Blood of Gods and Royals
A young prince faces his final battle for greatness in this epic conclusion of a YA historical fantasy series from a New York Times –bestselling author.After royal blood spills and flood waters rise, the son of a god is safe to fulfill a prophecy. Alexander of Macedon has fought many men and monsters, but the pending war against the deadly Spirit Eaters is different. Much more is at stake, ... Read more

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A young prince faces his final battle for greatness in this epic conclusion of a YA historical fantasy series from a New York Times –bestselling author.After royal blood spills and flood waters rise, the son of a god is safe to fulfill a prophecy. Alexander of Macedon has fought many men and monsters, but the pending war against the deadly Spirit Eaters is different. Much more is at stake,
... Read more

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Empire of Dust

by Eleanor Herman, StoryGiants ...

Series Book 2 - Blood of Gods and Royals
This historical fantasy of Alexander the Great as a teen warrior is "filled with reawakening magic, sex and lots of violence . . ." ( Kirkus Reviews ).After the triumph of winning his first battle, Prince Alexander has little time to relish his success. He can no longer trust his best friend Hephaestion, and even Queen Olympias, his own mother, is suspected of the darkest of deeds. Then Alexander ... Read more

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This historical fantasy of Alexander the Great as a teen warrior is "filled with reawakening magic, sex and lots of violence . . ." ( Kirkus Reviews ).After the triumph of winning his first battle, Prince Alexander has little time to relish his success. He can no longer trust his best friend Hephaestion, and even Queen Olympias, his own mother, is suspected of the darkest of deeds. Then Alexander
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Reign of Serpents

by Eleanor Herman, StoryGiants ...

Series Book 3 - Blood of Gods and Royals
From a New York Times bestseller, a historical fantasy imagines the teen life of Alexander the Great as he rises to power and struggles against dark magic.Prince Alexander, his eyes aglow with what appears to be insanity, has been overtaken by an evil that threatens Macedon. Has Alex been led to this dark fate by his own mother? Queen Olympias has sacrificed much for her son but is she about to ... Read more

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From a New York Times bestseller, a historical fantasy imagines the teen life of Alexander the Great as he rises to power and struggles against dark magic.Prince Alexander, his eyes aglow with what appears to be insanity, has been overtaken by an evil that threatens Macedon. Has Alex been led to this dark fate by his own mother? Queen Olympias has sacrificed much for her son but is she about to
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