In the midst of the Italian Renaissance, two powerful families, the tyrannical Medici and their biggest rivals, the Pazzi, are tangled in a bloody struggle for ultimate power. Caught in the whirlwind is Flora, the youngest daughter of the Pazzi. While her older and more beautiful sister is being painted by the famed artist Botticelli, Flora is dreading her face.
Destined for life in a convent, Flora defies the life that has been set forth for her and begins a romance with Emilio, a soldier in her father's employ. But as the Pazzi's deadly game of intrigue begins to escalate, it is Flora, the youngest and most overlooked, who must inevitably risk her life to save her family.
Inspired by Botticelli's masterpiece La Primavera and actual historical events, here is a dazzling coming-of-age story set during a time of beauty and wealth, ambition, rivalry, and passion.