Burgundy, in 1457. While Francesco Beltrami a rich merchant from Florence, is staying in Dijon, he is witnessing the execution  of two young lovers  - Marie and Jean de Brevailles - brother and sister from a noble house. He is able to save their baby daughter from a sure death - and brings the child to Florence, his hometown. Fiora grows up believing  she is his daughter. It is the time of Lorenzo il Magnifico - who is fascinated by the beauty of  the beautiful Fiora. At his court she meets one day a young noble from Bourgogne Philippe de Selongey.

Determined to avenge her mother Marie de Brévailles, executed for adultery and incest, Fiora left Florence of the Medici and took the road to Burgundy of Charles the Bold. She vowed to kill the three responsible of the drama: the husband who mocked and violated her, her grandfather and the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold.

A perilous enterprise. To achieve this vengeance, all means are good. The young woman "forged out of iron and misfortune" will not hesitate to enter into the service of Louis XI and play courtesan or tracking Charles the Bold in his wanderings and his combats until his fall before Nancy. Nothing and nobody can stop Fiora. But exists there someone who can give her peace and happiness?

Nestling in the exquisite mansion Touraine which Louis XI donated to her, Fiora awaits the birth of her child by Philippe de Selongey her husband, when she learns the terrible news: her husband, "Burgundian rebel" was sentenced to death for refusing to join France after the downfall of Charles the Bold and Burgundy.

Crushed, Fiora must nevertheless confront new twists of fate. Shortly after the birth of her son, she is kidnapped and taken to Rome, where she is the victim of a heinous plot hatched by His Holiness Sixtus IV. Yet she manages to leave the holy city for Florence, the town of the Medici ...

A fabulous combination of circumstances threw Fiora into the arms of  Lorenzo de Medici. But a messenger of the King of France carries a new surprise for her: her husband Philippe Selongey was not executed.
Upset - Fiora returns to France and begins looking for the man she has always loved. Thus begins a long quest that will lead her to Avignon, Bruges, Nancy ... her route will be sown with perfidy. Will Fiora succeed once again to triumph over adversity and to thwart the machinations of fate? Mystery is guaranteed until the end of the last page in this exciting saga.

Juliette Benzoni mentions in the fourth book 'Fiora and the King' her first heroine « Catherine de Montsalvy »

« If Giuseppe Verdi were still alive, he would hurry up and create an opera with this novel »

At the end of 2018, France Loisirs decided to publish the four books as Integral. The books are in a beautiful box and are a must for collectors of Juliette Benzoni's books.

Thanks to this box set, rediscover Juliette Benzoni's classic. The Florentine is Fiora, an orphan adopted by Francesco Beltrami, a rich Italian merchant. From Florence to Burgundy, Rome and Bruges, the young woman will go through her share of hardships, such as the death sentence of her husband while she is carrying hisr child. Love, passion, betrayal, revenge, conspiracy... Immerse yourself in this thrilling romantic saga!
text on France Loisirs website