Betrothal and Betrayal : Empress Irini Series, Volume 1

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Author: McGiffin, Janet, Pizzey, Harry Reading age: from c 14 years (Young Adult)Published on 1 May 2023 by Scotland Street Press in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Empress Irin i Series' series.Paperback | 14 Illustrations, black and white141 x 310 x 33 | 230g Book 1Betrothal & BetrayalSeventeen-year-old Thekla needs her quick wits and knife to track down her betrothed, a soldier who has left her at the altar for the third time. Elias the monk travels with her to Constantinople where she meets Irini of Athens, an extraordinarily beautiful orphan her same age who has been brought by powerful Emperor Constantine to marry his son, Co-Emperor Leon. The two women join forces to survive this vigorous capital of the Roman Empire of the East which is rocked by religious and political strife. But will Thekla help the ambitious and ruthless Irini of Athens find the power that she craves? Show more