A Tale of Paris & Paris

<p>Between Faith and Fire</p><p><strong>THE CHOICE IS DOOM OR DEFIANCE</strong></p><p><strong>'TIS THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY. LORENZO DI RANIERI</strong> a sergeant of the Civic Militia of the <em>Repubblica Fiorentina</em> returns to his hometown in the twilight ere the Greyfriar inquisitors set foot in Cortona. As the head of a noble family he leads the perilous task of shielding his town from the Inquisition. Yet shall he and his fellows-at-arms prevail in warding not only his ruin but that of their kin and folk?</p><p> </p><p>In the mean while as he evades wedlock to lovely yet spirited Costanza Lorenzo discovers his soul's own kind-Vittorio a wealthy merchant of cloths trapped in a loveless marriage to Elena. Natheless steeped in shadowed craft beyond the stately draper he seems Vittorio shall halt at nought to guard his truest love.</p><p> </p><p>A witch's guidance and the aid of a primordial god may tip the scales in their favor. Yet a wicked Franciscan Guardian and a cunning extortioner threaten to expose both their forbidden love and Lorenzo's uncanny abilities. Time is against them. The pyres of <em>La Piazza</em> stand ready. Will they burn or outwit fate ere the flames uprise?</p>