Passages to the Past: Announcing the Virtual Book Tour for THE KING'S AGENT by Donna Russo Morin

Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours has another exciting tour to announce...author Donna Russo Morin will be touring the blogosphere starting tomorrow, February 28th and through May 4th for her enthralling and entertaining historical mystery novel, The King's Agent!

The King's Agent's virtual book tour will be hosted by some really fabulous blogs, who will be posting their reviews, guest posts by Donna, interviews and giveaways!

About The King's Agent

Release Date: March 1, 2012

Publisher: Kensington

432p

SYNOPSIS

To the casual observer, Battista della Palla is an avid art collector, or perhaps a nimble thief. In reality, the cunning Italian is an agent for François, the King of France, for whom he procures the greatest masterpieces of the day by any means necessary. Embroiled in a power struggle with Charles V, the King of Spain, François resolves to rule Europe’s burgeoning cultural world. When he sets his sights on a mysterious sculpture, Battista’s search for the elusive objet d’art leads him to a captivating woman on a mission of her own…

Having spent her life under the controlling eye of her protector, the Marquess of Mantua, Aurelia longs for freedom. And she finds it in Battista. Together, they embark on a journey to find the clues that will lead him to the sculpture—a venture so perilous it might have spilled from the pen of Dante himself. From the smoldering depths of Rome to a castle in the sky, the harrowing quest draws them inextricably together. But Aurelia guards a dark secret that could tear them apart—and chance the course of history…

About Donna Russo Morin

Donna Russo Morin was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1958. Her writing endeavors began at age six and covered such timely topics as The Pink Pussy Cat for President and The Numbers 2 and 4 are in Love.

Traveling through adolescence on the wings of the ‘60s gave Donna a lot of grist for her writing mill. Feminism, civil rights, the Vietnam War were all a disturbing yet highly motivating muse. Donna found her voice in fiction and with the appearance of a new horror writer on the book scene, a little known author named Stephen King, she turned her pen to the gruesome and the grotesque.

After graduating from the University of Rhode Island, Donna worked in marketing and advertising for large corporations and small non-profit arts organizations. When she had her children, she knew with a certainty that she needed to show them, by example, that if you believe in yourself, anything is possible.

In addition to writing and teaching writing, Donna has worked as a model and actor since the age of seventeen, when she did her first television commercial for Sears. Since then she has appeared in more than thirty television spots and print ads, everything from changing the oil in her car (that was acting) to modeling fur coats. She also appeared in three episodes of Showtime’s THE BROTHERHOOD, as well as in Martin Scorsese’s THE DEPARTED.

Donna lives peacefully, close to the beautiful shoreline of Rhode Island that she loves so much, with her two sons, Devon and Dylan, her greatest works in progress.

For more information on Donna and her novels, please visit her WEBSITE.

The King's Agent Virtual Book Tour Schedule

Tuesday, February 28th

Review at Unabridged Chick

Wednesday, February 29th

Author Guest Post & Giveaway at Peeking Between the Pages

Thursday, March 1st

Review at One Book Shy of a Full Shelf

Friday, March 2nd

Author Interview & Giveaway at Unabridged Chick

Monday, March 5th

Review at Peeking Between the Pages
Author Guest Post at C.W. Gortner's Historical Boys

Tuesday, March 6th