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Kate Quinn is a native of Southern California. She attended Boston University, where she earned her achelor’s and master’s degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff, she first got hooked on ancient Rome while watching I, Claudius at the age of eight. Her first three novels, Mistress of Rome, Daughters of Rome, and Empress of the Seven Hills, have been translated into multiple languages. She is also the author of two novels about the Borgia family, The Serpent and the Pearl and The Lion and the Rose. Kate lives in Maryland with her husband.
Empress of Rome
A Novel of the Borgias
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