Verona, 1571. When Caterina welcomes her husband’s brilliant student, Alessandro, into their home, she has no idea how he will accelerate the danger her family faces as the Inquisition closes in. 

Alessandro becomes a role model for Caterina’s precocious seven-year-old daughter, Lucia. 

But when the Roman Inquisition cracks down on followers of Martin Luther, Alessandro lands in their crosshairs. 

Against the vivid backdrop of Renaissance Verona, this prequel short story to the novel Lucia’s Renaissance captures the terror of the Inquisition’s reach.

Caterina faces an agonizing choice about shielding her daughter from the truth, revealing the human cost of religious persecution.

Can Caterina’s family escape the Inquisition’s iron grip? 

Immerse yourself in rich historical detail and high emotional stakes in this dramatic story of danger and conscience.

"Caterina's Choice"

by Colleen Peterson