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Karen Essex


Karen Essex is the author of KleopatraPharaoh, Stealing Athena, Dracula in Love, and the international bestseller Leonardo’s Swans, which won Italy’s prestigious 2007 Premio Roma for foreign fictionAn award-winning journalist and a screenwriter, she lives in Los Angeles, California.  

Books by Karen Essex

Leonardo's Swans

In the bestselling tradition of Philippa Gregory, an irresistibly romantic tale of passion and rivalry set in Leonardo da Vinci's Italy

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