Saffron Alley

A month ago, eunuch sword-dancer and spy Varazda collided with ex-soldier Damiskos at a seaside villa during a dizzying week of intrigue, assassinations, and a fake love affair that-maybe-turned real. Now Varazda is back home in Boukos, at the centre of a family and community he dearly loves, and Damiskos is coming to visit.

Things aren't going according to plan.

Varazda's family members suspect Damiskos's motives. Varazda grapples with his own desires. Add in a horrible goose, a potentially ...