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The Cameo Keeper: Giulia Tofana Series by Deborah Swift

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The Cameo Keeper Giulia Tofana Series By Deborah Swift Publication Date: November 11th, 2025 Publisher: Quire Books Pages: 370 Genre: Historical Fiction Rome 1644: A Novel of Love, Power, and Poison Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always ― Dante Alighieri In the heart of Rome, the conclave is choosing a new Pope, and whoever wins will determine the fate of the Eternal City. Astrologer Mia and her fiancĂ© Jacopo, a physician at the Santo Spirito Hospital, plan to marry, but the election result is a shock and changes everything. As Pope Innocent X takes the throne, he brings along his sister-in-law, the formidable Donna Olimpia Maidalchini, known as La Papessa – the female Pope. When Mia is offered a position as her personal astrologer, she and Jacopo find themselves on opposite sides of the most powerful family in Rome. Mia is determined to protect her mother, Giulia Tofana, a renowned poisoner. But with La Papessa obsessed with bringing Giulia to justice, Mia and Jacopo...