Delicate Brushstrokes: An Italian Renaissance Love Story (The Master's Protégé Trilogy)

The turbulent worlds of art, family, and love collide in Book II of The Master's Protégé Trilogy!

Renaissance painter Celeste Gabriele finds herself torn between fame and fortune in her budding art career and the call of home and family. Can she resist the lure of the siren song and brave the churning waters to find her way home?

With her marriage in desperate trouble, Celeste leaves on an extended tour of Italy with her patron to save her floundering art career and sell her paintings. While in Milan, she meets a charismatic nobleman who steals her heart. When her challenges escalate, and tragedy pushes her to the breaking point, Celeste is tempted to turn her back on all she holds dear and follow her passion. With pressures mounting on all sides, she’s forced to make a decision that will determine the future of not only her career but also the rest of her life.

“Author Eleanor Chance has lovingly penned an immersive and accurate work of historical fiction which also hits all the emotional buttons that fans of women’s fiction, romantic dramas, and family sagas will adore.” -K.C. Finn, Readers’ Favorites 5 Star Review

“Fighting against traditional gender roles in the art world! Badass women fighting for recognition and their genius in the renaissance.” – Megan Cortez Reedsy Discovery Review

Fans of Deborah Swift and Philippa Gregory will find much to love in this heartwarming sage by award-winning author Eleanor Chance.

Eleanor Chance is an award-winning suspense, thriller, and historical women's fiction writer who thrives on crafting tales of everyday superheroes. Her debut novel, Arms of Grace, is a finalist in consideration for production by Wind Dancer Films, a silver medalist in the Readers' Favorite Awards, and a recipient of the B.R.A.G. Medallion.Eleanor has traveled the world and lived in five different countries. She currently lives in the Williamsburg, Virginia area with her husband, is the proud mother of four grown sons, and Nana to one amazing grand-darling.(Eleanor also writes as E.A. Chance)