Valiant Ladies
by Melissa Grey
Narrated by Frankie Corzo, Almarie Guerra
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Pub Date Jun 14 2022 | Archive Date Jun 23 2022
RB Media | Recorded Books
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Description
Two teen vigilantes set off on an action-packed investigation to expose corruption and deliver justice in this YA historical fiction novel inspired by real seventeenth century Latinx teenagers.
By day Eustaquia “Kiki” de Sonza and Ana Lezama de Urinza are proper young seventeeth century ladies. But when night falls, they trade in their silks and lace for swords and muskets, venturing out into the vibrant, bustling, crime-ridden streets of Potosí, in the Spanish Empire's Viceroyalty of Peru. They pass their time fighting, gambling, and falling desperately in love with one another.
Then, on the night Kiki's engagement to the Viceroy's son is announced, her older brother—heir to her family’s fortune—is murdered. The girls immediately embark on a whirlwind investigation that takes them from the lowliest brothels of Potosí to the highest echelons of the Spanish aristocracy.
Advance Praise
"Grey’s actionpacked love story offers a fresher, more nuanced take on The Three Musketeers, with a fastpaced plot and well-developed characters... Kiki and Ana are not the traditional demure ladies that swoon at the slightest provocation of violence; rather, they are the vigilante heroines that every patriarchy needs." --Booklist, starred review
"Inspired by real-life 17th-century heroines, Grey’s historical murder mystery is an exhilarating adventure.... Kiki and Ana are passionate heroines whose alternating perspectives―which embody both fierceness for justice and tender affection for each other―paired with cinematic action sequences conjure a hyper-engaging and gratifying experience." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781705069516 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| DURATION | 8 Hours, 30 Minutes |
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