Venetian Crucible

It is 1630 and Venice is being torn apart by factions within and enemies without. Our two now-grown Alberti friends from 'Venetian Born' fight through plague and war in this, their "Venetian Crucible, ' to rise from the ashes fully equipped to fulfill their separate destinies in the third and fourth books of my tetralogy 'East/West.' This is the story of boys becoming men: Love discovered, love lost, love reclaimed. Friendships are re-kindled, new bonds formed while dear ones are lost. All ...