Alana White

Florence, 1480: Guid'Antonio Vespucci is back in town. One man. One clue. One last chance to save the Republic. Florentine investigator Guid'Antonio Vespucci returns to Italy from a government mission to find his dreams of peace shattered. Marauding Turks have abducted a young girl and sold her into slavery. Equally disturbing, a revered painting of the Virgin Mary is weeping in Guid'Antonio's family church. Are the tears manmade or a sign of God's displeasure with Guid'Antonio himself? In a finely wrought story for lovers of medieval and renaissance mysteries everywhere' Guid'Antonio follows a spellbinding trail of clues to uncover the thought-provoking truth about the missing girl and the weeping painting's mystifying tears' all pursued as he comes face to face with his own personal demons. "Color, intrigue, and elegant prose bring the 15th-century City of Flowers to life." -Brenda Rickman Vantrease, Bestselling Author of The Illuminator and A Far Horizon

The Sign of the Weeping Virgin

Hearts of All on Fire

The sign of the weeping virgin

In 1480, Florentine investigator Guid' Antonio Vespucci and his nephew, Amerigo, are entangled in events that threaten to destroy them and their beloved city. Marauding Turks abduct a beautiful young Florentine girl and sell her into slavery. Then a holypainting in Guid' Antonio's family church begins to weep. Following a spellbinding trail of clues, Guid' Antonio pursues the truth about the missing girl and the painting's mystifying tears.

Alana White

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