“The priests will sell indulgence letters for fornication, for the breaking of vows, for shunning confession, for ignoring fasts, and, of course, for rescuing souls from purgatory. Purgatory,” he repeated with a sneer. “This dread place exists, the Church teaches,… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“The priests will sell indulgence letters for fornication, for the breaking of vows, for shunning confession, for ignoring fasts, and, of course, for rescuing… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“Isabel Valverde was coming home. The brief, terrible letter from her brother had brought her across five thousand miles of ocean, from the New… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“I am here to tell you that the Pope has no power to loose souls from purgatory because there is no purgatory. I am… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“Alana Marks had always known she was different. From her gypsy childhood, to the way she now made her living in the movies, she'd… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“No. I tell you, it is Holy Church which instructs Christians how to live, not the Bible. Christians could be pure in their faith… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“Fenella Doorn watched the unfamiliar wreck of a ship ghosting into her bay. Crippled by cannon fire, she thought. What else could do such… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“The night of the fireworks changed the course of many lives in England, though no one suspected the dark future as hundreds of courtiers… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“Snow crunched under the feet of three cloaked figures – a queen, her lady, and a gravedigger – as they hurried along a moonlit… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
