To be buried alive is everyone's worse nightmare.

A cruel betrayal and a vendetta that will hold you spellbound until its shocking ending!

A deadly plague is raging, killing thousands in 17th century Vicenza Italy. Carlotta Mancini struggles to protect her family and servants, but despite her precautions, she is the one who falls prey to the deadly illness. Her body is tossed into a coffin and swiftly buried in the underground, dank confines of her family's vault. But Carlotta is not dead; she is merely unconscious because of the illness. She returns home to her beloved husband, her best friend, and her darling daughter. But before she reveals herself to her loved ones, she learns of an endless series of lies, deceits, and betrayal. As she unravels the labyrinth of shocking treachery, her wrath breathes life to an overwhelming need for vengeance. Slowly, meticulously, she launches her diabolocial vendetta.

Other books by Mirella Sichirollo Patzer:

The Novice

The Prophetic Queen

Orphan of the Olive Tree (A Medieval Family Saga in 13th Century Tuscany)

The Blighted Troth (A Novel of Love and Forgiveness in New France)

The Pendant (An Italian Gothic Romance)