Book Tour: The Secrets of Casanova by Greg Michaels

 

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2014 Nancy Pearl Award Winner for Fiction.

Loosely based on the life of Jacques Casanova, The Secrets of Casanova is a rich, lush novel of love, sex, family, ambition, intrigue, and adventure. Set in Paris of 1755, Casanova's luck is fading and his past is shoving up against his present with potentially disastrous consequences. What price must he pay to uncover a treasure of inestimable value? What hearts must he break along the way? Casanova's will and destiny collide again and again in this riveting historical fiction that brings to light a man of great passion and not a few secrets.


About the Author

After receiving his B.A. in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, a chance experience thrust Greg into a career as a professional actor and fight director. To date he's acted in over fifty theater productions, more than forty television shows, and choreographed dozens of swordfights for stage and screen. In THE SECRETS OF CASANOVA, Greg again proves his skill at telling a theatrical story. He lives with his wife, two sons, and Andy the hamster.

Praise for The Secrets of Casanova

'A Shakespearean actor with a flair for the dramatic and a superb ear for dialogue, Michaels's debut novel puts a brilliantly original spin on an historical figure whose very name is a cliche. This Casanova must wrestle not only with falling hopelessly and passionately in love, but embarking on a mysterious quest that is as much a spiritual awakening as a swashbuckling adventure. The Secrets of Casanova is so erotic and so sensitively written, I found it difficult to believe its author was a man.' -Robin Maxwell, national best-selling author of The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

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Review

Series: N/A

Release Date: 21 October, 2013

Publisher: Booktrope Editions

Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery

ISBN:  9781620151785

Edition: Paperback

Rating: ★★★☆☆

Review Written: 21 October, 2014

A pleasant read, The Secrets of Casanova proves to be a tantalizing tale of mystery, romance, and all the things you associate with the name Casanova. Set in 1755 Paris, this tale follows the story of Jacques Casanova - an adventurer of unredeemed reputation with a grand appetite for pleasure. 

The world is beginning to change in 1755 however, and the opportunities, and luck, are beginning to fade as the shift of power between men and religions. Thus, Jacques finds himself stuck at the center of a mystery with out a care whether he's led along by his vices or virtues as long as he finds the treasure at the end.

Michaels's writing is easy to read and very captivating. Mystery and Casanova lovers should definitely give this book a read.