{"id":934,"date":"2026-07-10T22:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:31:34","slug":"italy-then","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/it\/italy-then\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy Then"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Italy Then<\/h1>\t\t
Power. Politics. Survival.<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Some women inherit kingdoms.<\/p>

Others fight simply to keep them.<\/p>

My historical novels transport readers into Renaissance Italy, where ambition, loyalty, betrayal, and survival shape unforgettable lives. Inspired by real history, these stories explore extraordinary women whose courage changed the course of their world\u2014even when history nearly forgot their names.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Virago<\/h1>\t\t
Historical Novel<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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In Renaissance Italy, survival is a game.<\/p>

Caterina Sforza refuses to surrender her city, her children, or her future\u2014even as enemies close in from every side. Part history, part psychological portrait, Virago<\/strong> explores what happens when power belongs to a woman determined to keep it.<\/p>

Status<\/strong><\/p>

Currently querying literary agents.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Italy Then Power. Politics. Survival. Some women inherit kingdoms.Others fight simply to keep them.My historical novels transport readers into Renaissance Italy, where ambition, loyalty, betrayal, and survival shape unforgettable lives. Inspired by real history, these stories explore extraordinary women whose courage changed the course of their world\u2014even when history nearly forgot their names. Virago Historical…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-934","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t