Catherine has been researching, teaching, and writing about Leonardo da Vinci for over a decade. She spends hundreds of hours researching Leonardo and his era, and loves sharing stories about him with adults and students of all ages. Her first da Vinci novel, Leonardo the Florentine, quickly became the start of a series. It was followed by Leonardo: Masterpieces in Milan and Leonardo: To Mantua and Beyond. This novel, is fourth in the Life and Travels of Da Vinci series.