The Sleeping Goddesses

Power belongs to men. Divinity belongs to women. And the goddesses are waking. Medici meets George R. R. Martin in a Renaissance-inspired dark epic fantasy saga of love, exile, vengeance, and bloody religious war. Their father murdered in his own hall. Their stepmother opened the gates to the enemy. Three brothers escaped as their city fell — and fled across the sea to kinsmen they believed would help them fight back. But exile is only the beginning.

Someone wants the Scaliger name erased from history — and the brothers are walking into a trap they can’t see. Their only hope doesn’t look like a hero. Young Beatrice Feski smiles at court and listens. Beyond the palace walls, she’s an entrepreneur, spymaster’s protege, and owner of a gladiator stable. In a world where magic belongs only to women, she’s learned to wield steel, gold, and secrets instead.