Waiting on Wednesday (34): Heart of Glass

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine.

While I wasn't wholly in love with Cross My Heart, I definitely enjoyed all of the drama and the Venetian setting. Plus, it was jam-packed historical drama, which I love. Even better, it was all set around a (fictional) secret society of ladies that were totally pulling the strings, which was so cool; women can be evil rulers too, I say! Anyway, the blurb is somewhat promising. The love interest from book one will apparently be implicated in a scandal, so there will hopefully not be cheesy romance. I hope this is the case!

Heart of Glass
Cross My Heart, Book 2

Author: Sasha Gould
Expected Publication Date: March 12, 2013
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Synopsis from Goodreads:
In a society of liars, who do you trust?

It is 1585 in Venice, and three months have passed since Laura della Scala solved her sister's murder after joining the Segreta, a powerful society of women who trade protection for secrets. Now Laura is engaged to her true love, Roberto, and she has never been happier. But the night Laura is sent on her first important mission for the Segreta, Roberto is found with the body of a dead woman in his room. Halim, an irresistibly handsome Turkish prince on a diplomatic visit to the city, identifies the woman as his sister and insists that Roberto be executed for her murder, or the Ottoman Empire will attack Venice. Laura is desperate to save both her city and her fiancé. But as the evidence against Roberto builds and Laura finds herself increasingly drawn to Halim, she begins to wonder whether everything Roberto told her was a lie. What Laura discovers is a conspiracy that involves nearly everyone she knows.