Of Heat, of Blood, of Gold (The Byzantine Fables Book 1)

The year is 1186 AD. The place: Constantinople. The lure of love tempts Zoe, a Byzantine princess, into a political intrigue that will culminate with an assassination — her assassination. The web they weave is seamless, so thinks the Emperor Andron and his henchman, the cunning Tripsychos. It must be. For if the plan fails, Byzantium will fall.

Clever plotting and lively characters, along with the occasional comic relief, drives this short thriller from a standstill to a dizzying climax— stopping just short of Book Two of the Byzantine Fables.

Enter the lost world of the East, where desire and the Silk Road deliver their treasures.