The Price of Peace

About the book

Kyivan Rus', 10th century. A marriage meant to end a war becomes the one thing worth fighting for. Malusha, daughter of a Kyivan clan, was raised as a priestess with the gift of reading the signs of the gods. She never expected those signs to lead her into the house of her people's enemy. Izyaslav is a prince of the rival clan, heir to an old blood feud that neither side has forgotten: burned cities, broken oaths, and a vengeance still told around every fire. Their marriage is a bargain for peace, and both of them know how fragile such bargains are. Bound to a man she was raised to hate, Malusha must find her place in a hostile household where every smile hides a grudge. But as enemies on both sides plot to turn the fragile truce back into war, the husband she never chose may be the only one she can trust. A sweeping enemies-to-lovers slow burn of hatred, duty, and the love that could heal a broken land. Book 4 of An Evening Romance, a standalone read.