The Deadly Sisterhood

The Deadly Sisterhood
Author: Leonie Frieda
Publisher: Orion
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780297852087

In an epic drama of love, death and betrayal, Leonie Frieda charts the rise and fall of the Italian Renaissance through the lives of the women who helped shape it. Mothers of popes and wives of princes, the women who feature in this book are joined by birth, marriage or friendship, and all ruled for a time in place of their menfolk. An intricate network of blood ties bound them inextricably together even as ambition, passion and treachery set sister against sister. These were women who were not afraid to wield the sword against their enemies in the murderous struggles that dominated the peninsula. Each experienced great riches, power, and the warm smile of fortune, but they also knew banishment, poverty, attempts on their life and the loss of a husband or child. From sleeping with the enemy to defying the emperor, THE DEADLY SISTERHOOD explodes the myth that Renaissance women were passive bystanders. Far from being confined to patronage and piety, these women proved that as generals, diplomats, warriors and lovers they equalled, if not overshadowed, the men whose power they shared.

Deadly Deals

Deadly Deals
Author: Fern Michaels
Publisher: Zebra Books
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1420106864

After spending Thanksgiving with their loved ones on Big Pine Mountain, the ladies of the Sisterhood prepare to assist attorney Lizzie Fox in breaking up an illegal baby-selling ring.

My Sister, the Serial Killer

My Sister, the Serial Killer
Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2018-11-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385544243

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • “A taut and darkly funny contemporary noir that moves at lightning speed, it’s the wittiest and most fun murder party you’ve ever been invited to.” —MARIE CLAIRE Korede’s sister Ayoola is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead, stabbed through the heart with Ayoola’s knife. Korede’s practicality is the sisters’ saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood (bleach, bleach, and more bleach), the best way to move a body (wrap it in sheets like a mummy), and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures to Instagram when she should be mourning her “missing” boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit. Korede has long been in love with a kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where she works. She dreams of the day when he will realize that she’s exactly what he needs. But when he asks Korede for Ayoola’s phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and how far she’s willing to go to protect her.

Catherine de Medici

Catherine de Medici
Author: Leonie Frieda
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0063235919

The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen, premiering September 11. “A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. . . . Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a whole sumptuously vicious era back to life. . . . This is The Godfather meets Elizabeth.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Poisoner, besotted mother, despot, necromancer, engineer of a massacre: the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen of France to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds. Based on comprehensive research including thousands of Catherine’s own letters, Frieda unfurls Catherine’s story from her troubled childhood in Florence to her tumultuous marriage to Henry II of France; her transformation of French culture to her reign as a queen who would use brutality to ensure her children’s royal birthright. Brilliantly executed, this enthralling biography goes beyond myth to paint a very human portrait of this remarkable figure.

Game Over

Game Over
Author: Fern Michaels
Publisher: Zebra Books
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1420119257

“Political intrigue, high-level high jinks, and characters with charisma to spare . . . a real crowd-pleaser” in the New York Times bestselling series (Booklist, starred review). With yet another successful assignment behind them, the ladies of the Sisterhood have enjoyed a relaxing break together and celebrated the wedding of Myra and Charles on Big Pine Mountain. But as soon as the newlyweds return from their shortened honeymoon, they are hit with some exciting yet unsettling news . . . It seems their dear ally Lizzie Fox, recently ensconced as Chief White House Counsel, is rumored to be near the top of the short list for a soon to be vacated seat on the Supreme Court. While the Sisters are thrilled for Lizzie, they are concerned about her being ripped to shreds in the approval process, partly due to her connections with the Sisterhood. They also fear it will delay or even derail their long-awaited pardon promised to them by President Martine Connor. It will take a masterful plan—and loyal friends aiding them at every turn—for the Sisters to succeed in protecting Lizzie while securing their own freedom at last. Series praise “Spunky women who fight for truth, justice, and the American way.”—Fresh Fiction on Final Justice “Readers will enjoy seeing what happens when well-funded, very angry women take the law into their own hands.”—Booklist on Weekend Warriors “Delectable . . . deliver[s] revenge that’s creatively swift and sweet, Michaels-style.”—Publishers Weekly on Hokus Pokus

Promise Me Always

Promise Me Always
Author: Christine Lynxwiler
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781597893558

Allie Richards has always dreamed of having her own landscaping business and her Pinky Promise girlfriends convince her to enter Shady Grove's Beautiful Town Landscaping Competition. Daniel Montgomery, the man behind the camera who is filming the competition, is after more than just a story. Will he be satisfied with anything less than Allie's heart?

The Sisterhood

The Sisterhood
Author: Florence Stevenson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1989
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780843928495

As Judith began settling her parents' estate in California, an old friend of theirs asks Judith to join "The Circle". Curious, Judith soon learned they were dabbling in the occult and had released an evil spirit. Using various guises, it tormented Judith until she realized she must break "The Circle" or die by the forces of Hell.

Kunoichi

Kunoichi
Author: Terri Shimura
Publisher:
Total Pages: 95
Release: 1986-01-01
Genre: Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental
ISBN: 9780873643580

Deadly Sister Love

Deadly Sister Love
Author: Patricia Scot-Bernard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2004
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9788188575329

A Deadly Sisterhood

A Deadly Sisterhood
Author: B K De Paolis
Publisher: Merano Writers Press
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2014-11-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692313435

Elite LAPD detectives are stumped when three young women are found murdered, their bodies abandoned around Los Angeles. But these women have been missing for over five years. Where have they been and who killed them? Had the cops missed a serial killer who had preyed on beautiful look-a-likes. That's what Detective Stas Nowak and his team set out to discover, but their investigation involves more than just reopening cold cases; they must discover what happened to the babies borne to the women before they were killed and who has the expensive diamond ring that the third woman wore. As the investigation progresses, Stas becomes entangled with a new acquaintance, the "all-American" woman. Can she compete with Dina? When everything hits the fan, Stas may not be around to pick up the pieces.