Borgias Stories

In the heart of Renaissance Italy, amidst political intrigue and artistic brilliance, the powerful Borgia family reigned. Amidst the shadows of ambition and the whispers of scandal, a tale of romance and forbidden love unfolds.

[2021 WATTYS Winner] Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.

I am Nataila Orsini. Over a year ago I was rescued by my angel Cesere and was brought to a safe place with his family. There have been ups and downs plots and aversions. Love, betrayal and family. But my story doesn't end there. La Bella Natalia is now the lover and mother to Cesere Borgia's child. Now feeling at home with the most influential and infamous family in Italy she must now balance an new kind of life with her love, child and family.

Pope Alexander VI is the loathed Pontifex Maximus, the Holy Father of the Catholic Church. however, rumours describe him as no better than the devil himself. It is a known fact the libertinous Pope fathered children before the papacy, and kept them under his protection his whole life. Lucrezia Borgia is one of them; his most beloved daughter, his pride and joy, she sees her father going from Cardinal to Pope. Pompously introduced to the secret walls of the Holy Roman Church, a world of corruption, plots and devils, young Lucrezia very quickly learns that religion and sin walk hand-to-hand on the beautiful Renaissance era of Rome.

Lena was a Roman beauty, daughter of a Cardnial and close to the Borgia family. Everything seemed perfect until her father leaves her in the care of the Borgia family right before his disappearance. While in The house of Borgia she learns about her true desires and hidden secrets, including her fathers. Will she discover the skeletons that were left by her father before it is to late?