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Paris, 1623. Secret letters. Missing jewellery. A cryptic code. A queen and a court painter.

Camogli, Italia, 2010. Ann Carrington, history teacher in the United States, sees how her holidays end abruptly when finds out about the death of professor Scopetta, with whom she had an appointment. He was supposed to show her unseen letters written by Maria de Médici and unveil a secret. But who is behind this murder? What interests are hidden behind the investigation that her colleague was carrying out? Will Ann Carrington be able to continue the professor’s research and decipher the code that Rubens used to communicate with the queen Maria de Médici?

Lorenzo de Médici, direct descendant of the legendary Italian family of the Médici, captivates the readers with a novel full of interesting historical details and attractive characters in which relates one the most unknown episodes of his illustrious ancestors.

Barcelona, XIVth century. Barcelona is a crowded, busy city against its own borders full of opportunities. In this context, Jaume Miravall, a clever and charismatic man from Reus, wants to make his dreams come true and become a merchant to travel overseas in search of new markets, experiences and knowledge. However, his whole family will suffer the dark side of dreams when they reach those new promising lands to find misfortune, treachery, wickedness and death. With Barcelona as the main scenery, but also with Reus, València, Tortosa along with other exotic settings as Cefalú and Alexandria, the novel is about the hope and the strength needed to achieve our goals; about the perseverance that allows standing up and walking forward even when everything seems to be lost. This is an entertaining novel full of adventures and a vivid portrait of a period of time which imprint still remains.

Barcelona, ​​1477. Given the difficulties of the ships to anchor at the beach, the city authorities have finally decided to build a safe harbor to ensure the commercial future of the Catalans: the port of Santa Creu.

But it is not an easy feat. Despite the experience of renowned Italian engineer Stassi of Alexandria, the constant movement of the sand and tide bring more problems than anticipated. Soon the construction of the port becomes a Herculean undertaking, almost impossible, that changes citizens' life.

Among them, young Marcel Roqueta, son of the foreman. His delicate health stands in the way of his work, but nobody but he knows better Barcelona's street life. Or Lluís Esquiva, expert cartographer, who searches an ancient jewel, will lead them to an unexplored world.

With the splendor of Barcelona's Gothic background, and through places such as Montblanc or Ampurias, in El port del nou món history and adventure come together.

Web El port del nou món.

Néstor Luján Historical Novel Prize.

In 1640, the Catalan lands are suffering the Castilla’s king abuse for his war against the French crown. By order of a Spanish officer, the country house of can Martí accommodates a few soldiers, a fact that unleashes a series of fatal events. The heir, Joan Martí, kills the two officers that have already murdered his wife. While he is forced to run and hide, the soldiers burn down the house and mistreat his family. Thereafter, starts the Catalan Revolt (the Reaper’s War) and he goes to Barcelona where organizes a respected militia due to its risky actions, up to the point that even the military wing of the Catalan government asks for their help to defend the Catalan capital against the imminent enemy attack. But above all, the young heir is driven by the wish of revenge against the official who disturbed the peace of his home.        

Winner of the Néstor Luján Historical Novel Prize.

In 1640, the Catalan lands are suffering the Castilla’s king abuse for his war against the French crown. By order of a Spanish officer, the country house of can Martí accommodates a few soldiers, a fact that unleashes a series of fatal events. The heir, Joan Martí, kills the two officers that have already murdered his wife. While he is forced to run and hide, the soldiers burn down the house and mistreat his family. Thereafter, starts the Catalan Revolt (the Reaper’s War) and he goes to Barcelona where organizes a respected militia due to its risky actions, up to the point that even the military wing of the Catalan government asks for their help to defend the Catalan capital against the imminent enemy attack. But above all, the young heir is driven by the wish of revenge against the official who disturbed the peace of his home.