Heart of Glass
Now that Laura is a member of the powerful, secret women’s society the Segreta and engaged to her love Roberto, the Doge’s son, all seems to be well in sixteenth-century Venice. Then a Turkish princess is found murdered in Roberto’s apartment. He is arrested, and the Turks threaten to invade if Roberto is not executed for his crime. Laura cannot get help from the Segreta, so it’s up to her to determine how to clear Roberto before it’s too late. Full of intrigue, romance, and adventure, this sequel to Cross My Heart (2012) is relentless in its pace and fully realized in its vivid historical setting. Grades 8-12. --Melissa  Moore