The Confessions of
Catherine de Medici

The Tudor Secret

C.W. has sold his fourth historical novel about Lucrezia Borgia, one of the subjects of Showtime's new original series about the infamous Italian clan. Ballantine Books will publish his still-untitled book about the 15th-century beauty who was the daughter of the vicious Spanish-born Rodrigo Borgia (who later became Pope Alexander VI) and is rumored, among other things, to have been the lover of both her father and her brother. Hodder & Stoughton has acquired United Kingdom rights.

C.W.'s third historical novel, THE QUEEN'S VOW, about the youth and early reign of Spain's famous crusader queen, will be published on June 12, 2012. UK publication date to be announced.

C.W. Gortner's second novel in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles (Elizabeth's Spymaster, in the UK) will be published by St Martin's Press in 2013.

	"Chew On This!" fundraiser for the Santa Rosa Public Library on April 21, 2012
	Presentation "Historical Fiction: Stepping Back in Time" at the Redwood Writers' Conference on April 28, 2012
	Historical Novel Conference in London, United Kingdom, on September 29 and 30, 2012. Details TBA