The Impaler's Wife

by Autumn Bardot

Overview

The year is 1464 and young King Matthias controls Hungary, his family, and the fate of the world's most notorious political prisoner, Prince Vlad Dracula.

Ilona Szilágy, the king's cousin, is young and ambitious. Dracula is determined to marry into the Hunyadi family. It is love at first sight, but the king has other plans. The Impaler Prince, however, never takes no for an answer.

This begins Ilona's journey into the treacherous world of court intrigues, family betrayals, and her husband's dark desires. Eager to become Vlad's trusted confidant, Ilona soon discovers that marriage to man tortured by his past comes with a price.

Woven throughout is a peek into the life and times of one of the world's most enigmatic and maligned rulers...the man before the legend.

With Bardot's decadent period detail and a cast of gritty evocative characters, The Impaler's Wife offers a fierce yet sensuous glimpse into the violent 15th century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781987058307
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/01/2019
Pages:	482
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

Autumn Bardot writes erotica and historical fiction about sassy women and daring passions.

Her erotica includes Legends of Lust, ( Cleis Press )and Confessions Of A Sheba Queen ( Cleis Jan 2020). Autumn has a BA in English literature and a MaEd in curriculum and instruction. She’s been teaching writing and literary analysis for fourteen years. Autumn lives in Southern California with her hubby, rescue pooch, and ever-increasing family. Her favorite things include salty French fries, coffee, swimming, and a great book.

Editorial Reviews

The infamous Vlad Dracula comes to life within the pages of this captivating story with alternating viewpoints between him and his wife, Ilana. Their relationship was electric and volatile, and I found that it was a fascinating tale of their love intermingled with actual historical events of their lives. This book is a must-read for those who love a well-written, well-researched, highly-engaging historical novel.

award-winning author of David Saga - Janice Broyles

A gripping, compelling novel with romance, deceit, politics, violence, sex and the supernatural - skillfully intertwined on the backdrop of the history of the 15th century wars between Hungary and Turkey. Ilona falls for the alluring Vlad Dracula. His world is complex, complete with abandonment and despair, love and twisted sex, violence, betrayals, rivalries. Ilona is slowly drawn into his dark path. An enthralling book - you won't want to put it down!

ARC reviewer - Karin Altonaga