Vlad Dracula has long lived in the shadows cast by his bloodthirsty father, the voivode, and his older brother, Mircea. Despite their cruelty, Vlad has yearned to prove himself worthy of the throne his whole life. In the cold halls of the voivode's palace, Vlad can only rely on his cousin and closest friend, Andrei Musat.
When Vlad and Andrei meet Ilona Csáki, the daughter of an influential boyar, they each find themselves inextricably drawn to her. But then Ilona is betrothed to Mircea as part of a political alliance, and Vlad's resentfulness of his brother begins to seethe into something far darker.
Ilona has no desire to marry the voivode's eldest son, but love and marriage are the least of her worries. The royal family's enemies have already tried to put an arrow through her back-and if anyone discovers her blossoming feelings for her betrothed's cousin Andrei and younger brother, Vlad, she may just wish they'd succeeded.
Beneath the shadow of impending war, the only battle that will be deadlier than the one for Ilona's life will be the one for her heart.
- ISBN10 1250756162
- ISBN13 9781250756169
- Publish Date 7 December 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 July 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English