First published 2017
Mariana Vasile watched her family die eight years ago. Her captor took her as a prize and kept her prisoner while the clans forgot she existed. She learned to survive in hell until someone tore her daughter away and shot her. Ion Petran rescued her that day. He had searched for eight years to find the woman promised to him in childhood. Mariana was supposed to come to his home when she turned twenty-one. Her captor stole those years from both of them. Now Ion wants to claim his place as king of the clans, but he needs Mariana to make that happen. She owes him nothing. Her parents arranged the promise, and her parents are dead. If Ion wants her cooperation, he must earn it. Mariana has survived too much to simply hand over her future to another man who sees her as a key to power.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, fantasy, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
388 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: abuse, violence