Born Marianna de Leyva and forced into religious life as Sister Virginia Maria, the Lady of Monza became entangled in a forbidden relationship that would lead to secret pregnancies, disappearance, murder, and a scandal that reached far beyond the convent walls. 

Behind the convent walls of Lombardy, Sister Virginia Maria was expected to live a life of obedience and silence. Instead, her relationship with Gian Paolo Osio drew her into secrecy, desire, fear, and violence.

Based on the extraordinary life of the woman remembered as the Nun of Monza, this biographical historical novel explores the woman behind the scandal and the forces that shaped her fate.