In Renaissance Florence, the most dangerous transformation isn't turning lead into gold it's a brilliant woman disguised as a man falling for the Duke who could destroy her with a single word.
Caterina Corvelli has mastered the impossible: living as the male alchemist Alessandro while pursuing the forbidden research that cost her brother his life. Under the protection of Lorenzo de' Medici, she's closer than ever to creating the legendary Philosopher's Stone until one stolen moment reveals she's not the only one hiding dangerous secrets.
Lorenzo knows exactly what "Alessandro" is hiding beneath those scholarly robes. More dangerously, he's falling for the brilliant mind and courageous heart that no disguise can conceal. When he commissions her to achieve the impossible create the Stone to save his dying sister their intellectual partnership ignites into something that threatens everything they've built.
But the Church has sent its most ruthless enforcer to investigate heretical research in Florence. As Cesare Borgia closes in and political alliances crumble, Lorenzo faces an impossible choice: surrender the woman he loves to Vatican justice, or risk his city's destruction for a love that could transform them both.
Some risks are worth taking. Some transformations are worth dying for. Some love stories are worth defying empires to protect.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Caterina Corvelli has mastered the impossible: living as the male alchemist Alessandro while pursuing the forbidden research that cost her brother his life. Under the protection of Lorenzo de' Medici, she's closer than ever to creating the legendary Philosopher's Stone until one stolen moment reveals she's not the only one hiding dangerous secrets.
Lorenzo knows exactly what "Alessandro" is hiding beneath those scholarly robes. More dangerously, he's falling for the brilliant mind and courageous heart that no disguise can conceal. When he commissions her to achieve the impossible create the Stone to save his dying sister their intellectual partnership ignites into something that threatens everything they've built.
But the Church has sent its most ruthless enforcer to investigate heretical research in Florence. As Cesare Borgia closes in and political alliances crumble, Lorenzo faces an impossible choice: surrender the woman he loves to Vatican justice, or risk his city's destruction for a love that could transform them both.
Some risks are worth taking. Some transformations are worth dying for. Some love stories are worth defying empires to protect.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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