The Inquisitor's Wife: A Novel of Renaissance Spain

From Jeanne Kalogridis the bestselling author of The Borgia Bride and The Scarlet Contessa comes a tale of love loss and treachery set during the perilous days of the Spanish Inquisition. 1481 Seville: The Inquisition makes its first appearance in Spain. Its target: conversos Christians of Jewish descent―specifically those who practice Judaism secretly in their homes. The penalty for crypto-Judaism: Burning at the stake.. Marisol Garcia a young conversa is hurriedly wed to Gabriel a civil lawyer working for the Inquisition in hopes that he will protect her. But she still yearns for the childhood love who abandoned her four years earlier and shes shocked when he reappears suddenly at her wedding.. When her father is arrested and tortured Marisol finds herself caught between her love for him and her desire to save the lives of her people. After becoming a favorite of the ruthless Queen Isabella Marisol discovers a dangerous secret about her former lover Antonio and finds herself trapped in a life-threatening web of intrigue. As the Inquisitions snares tighten around her Marisols love for Antonio and loyalty to her Jewish family is tested as never before…. The Inquisitors Wife reveals the real motivation behind the Inquisition a frank glance at a saintly queen and the struggles of a maligned people against crushing forces.