Kathleen McGowan

Despue s de descubrir el evangelio escrito por Mari a Magdalena donde se revelaba que Jesu s y Mari a Magdalena estaban casados, Maureen Paschal recibe un extran o sobre con una carta antigua escrita en lati n que es obra de una mujer olvidada por la historia: la condesa Matilda de Toscana. Cuando intenta averiguar algo ma s, Maureen emprende un viaje cargado de peligros por Italia y Francia, al tiempo que se da cuenta de que esta en la pista de un nuevo y sorprendente descubrimiento: el Libro del Amor, el Evangelio escrito por la propia mano de Jesu s. Al tiempo que va investigando la historia de la condesa Matilda, una extraordinaria mujer guerrera del Siglo XI, que se habi a casado en secreto con un Papa, Maureen empieza a encontrar extran as conexiones entre la condesa y ella misma, conexiones que debe rastrear hasta su origen si quiere impedir que el Libro del Amor caiga en las manos equivocadas y desaparezca para siempre. Combinando la verdadera y poco conocida historia de la condesa Matilda con la emocionante bu squeda de Maureen, sumergida en los misterios del laberinto y en la hermosa poesi a del Cantar de los Cantares, esta extraordinaria novela sigue a dos asombrosas heroi nas cuyas vidas se unen a trave s de los siglos. Maureen Paschal thought she might rest and work on her book after discovering the gospel written by Mary Magdalene that revealed Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married. The truth of their story rocked the world and made Maureen a target of those who did not like her discovery and a heroine to those who did. Then Maureen receives a strange package containing what looks like an ancient letter written in Latin and signed with a symbol. She discovers that its author is an extraordinary woman whom history has overlooked -- or covered up -- Countess Matilda of Tuscany, and in the letter Matilda demands the return of her "most precious books and documents." Maureen soon finds herself in a race across Italy and France, where hidden dangers await her and her lover, Berenger, as they begin to realize that they are on the trail of another explosive discovery: the Book of Love, the Gospel written in Jesus' own hand.

Two thousand years ago, Mary Magdalene hid a set of scrolls in the rocky foothills of the French Pyrenees, a gospel that contained her own version of the events and characters of the New Testament. Protected by supernatural forces, these sacred scrolls could be uncovered only by a special seeker, one who fulfills the ancient prophecy of The Expected One. When journalist Maureen Pascal begins the research for a new book, she has no idea that she is stepping into an ancient mystery so secret, so revolutionary, that thousands have killed and died for it. Maureen's journey takes her from the dusty streets of Jerusalem to the cathedrals of Paris--and ultimately to search for the scrolls themselves.--From publisher description

Maureen Pascal uncovers a scandal in Renaissance Italy and must face a descendant of the mad monk Savonarola and a 500-year-old vendetta that threatens Maureen's life.