Copyright Date:
2021
Edition Date:
2021
Release Date:
12/07/21
Pages:
332 pages
ISBN:
1-250-75616-2
ISBN 13:
978-1-250-75616-9
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2021000763
Dimensions:
22 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
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After upheaval in Transylvania leaves her family disgraced, Ilona's father brings her to the court of Vlad Dracul, voivode of Wallachia. Ilona stays guarded but quickly catches the eye of the voivode's second son, Vlad, and his cousin Andrei, though she soon finds herself betrothed to the voivode's eldest son. As Ilona forms a friendship with Vlad and Andrei, the cousins' feelings for her grow, with Vlad becoming more desperate to have her himself, and Andrei hiding his feelings. When a treaty with the Ottoman Empire doesn't go as the voivode planned, it seems Ilona will be free d that she and Andrei will be free to pursue their growing feelings t the madness growing inside Vlad overflows, and he finds himself doing horrible things in his pursuit of Ilona. Told from the alternating viewpoints of Ilona, Andrei, and Vlad, chapters are flowing and fast-paced as court intrigue, spies, family secrets, romance, twists, and turns pull readers into fifteenth-century Romania d into the heart of Vlad the Impaler. Highly recommended.
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Alexander Delacroix's darkly romantic debut Heart of the Impaler is perfect for fans of Kiersten White's And I Darken . 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 Andrei and 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. Praise for Heart of the Impaler : "Flowing and fast-paced as court intrigue, spies, family secrets, romance, twists, and turns pull readers into fifteenth-century Romania--and into the heart of Vlad the Impaler. Highly recommended." -- Booklist "Delacroix adroitly immerses readers in a delicious blend of romance and 15th-century politics that leans more historical than mythic, while exploring the power of love to change history's tides." -- Publishers Weekly
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