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Adora’s beauty is the legend of the dying Byzantine Empire, the final echo of Imperial Rome. Three powerful men vie for her hand: Orkhan, a formidable Ottoman sultan; Alexander, a daring pirate lord of Mesembria; and Prince Murad, the man she truly loves. Spanning the grand palaces of 14th‑century Byzantium to the passionate embrace of a sultan’s harem, this romance chronicles her determination to control her fate and to unite with Murad, forging hope for a new empire.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Bertrice Small
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