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The Rossetti Letter (Claire Donovan #1) by Phillips, Christi is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Rossetti Letter (Claire Donovan #1) about?
In this captivating debut, Christi Phillips blends fact and fiction, suspense and sensuality into a vibrant, richly imagined novel in which a modern historian uncovers a courtesan's secret role in a shocking conspiracy of seventeenth-century Venice. Claire Donovan always dreamed of visiting Venice, though not as a chaperone for a surly teenager. But she can't pass up this chance to complete her Ph.D. thesis on Alessandra Rossetti, a mysterious courtesan who wrote a secret letter to the Venetian Council warning of a Spanish plot to overthrow the Venetian Republic in 1618. Claire views Alessandra as a heroine and harbors a secret hope that her findings will elevate Alessandra to a more prominent place in history. But an arrogant Cambridge professor is set to present a paper at a prestigious Venetian university denouncing Alessandra as a co-conspirator -- a move that could destroy Claire's paper and career. As Claire races to locate the documents that will reveal the courtesan's true motives, Alessandra's story comes to life with all the sensuality, political treachery, and violence of seventeenth-century Venice. Claire also falls under the city's spell. She is courted by a handsome I
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Phillips, Christi
- Publisher
- New York: Pocket Books
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781416527374
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 3.73 / 5 (3,777 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14