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Donna Russo Morin

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Born

in Providence, RI, The United States

July 12, 1958

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Historical Fiction, Suspense, Fiction

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Donna Russo is the bestselling author of ten historical novels (written under Donna Russo Morin). Her critically acclaimed work has been praised with multiple awards and has received a starred review in Publishers Weekly (for more awards and reviews, please visit https://www.donnarussomorin.com/books).

Donna is also an award-winning screenwriter, ghostwriter, and painter. She holds two degrees from the University of Rhode Island. Her two sons—Devon, an opera singer; and Dylan, a chef—will always be her greatest works.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 17,627 ratings · 468 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	The King's Agent 3.95 avg rating — 15,034 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gilded Summers (Newport's Gilded Age #1) 4.06 avg rating — 636 ratings — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Serve a King 3.79 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Courtier's Secret 3.72 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2009 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portrait of a Conspiracy (Da Vinci's Disciples #1) 3.84 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2016 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Glass 3.45 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gilded Dreams (Newport's Gilded Age #2) 4.26 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2020 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Competition (Da Vinci's Disciples #2) 3.97 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Flames Of Florence (Da Vinci's Disciples #3) 4.08 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Her own fearless audacity had surprised her, though she knew she had been born for more than her life had asked of her thus far.”
― Donna Russo Morin, The King's Agent

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“In their unity against disaster, they formed a more perfect coupling, for that was indeed where true love lived - not in the moments of great passion and bursting joy, but in the strength with which in weathered any storm, no matter how harsh or violent.”
― Donna Russo Morin, To Serve a King

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“Please stop. Do not take me into your confidence, do not take me into your heart, for my own
cannot bear it.”
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Historical fiction won the tie breaker and so will be our genre for August. Our discussion will begin on August 16 (we will have a break on August 9 due to my being out of town). Last day to vote in this poll will be Tuesday, July 26.

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4 votes, 30.8%

Deborah Noyes

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Robert Parry

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Carol McKay

1 vote, 7.7%

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“Rummaging in our souls, we often dig up something that ought to have lain there unnoticed.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

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“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

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“The real question, the only question, is this… does the artist create only that which would please others, make them money? Or is an artist's true calling to create what our soul tells us we must?”
― Donna Russo Morin, Gilded Dreams

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“the only question, is this… does the artist create only that which would please others, make them money? Or is an artist's true calling to create what our soul tells us we must?” My husband stared down at me, his gaze a glowing one. “Yours is a beautiful soul, my Pearl. I will not do or say anything to dim its brilliant light.” GINEVRA”
― Donna Russo Morin, Gilded Dreams

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