Traitor Son by Melissa Cave
Do the promises of war ever survive the peace?
At the end of a brutal war, Remin of Andelin promised his knights that he would build them a good place, far from the carnage of war and the poisonous intrigues of the Empire. But the only thing more difficult than winning a war is securing the peace.
Welcome to the Andelin Valley, where the days are filled with the backbreaking labor of building a city and the nights bring monsters summoned in the waning days of the war. The Andelin devils dare even the sacred soil of the Empire, and it takes all of Remin’s military genius to keep his people alive. Yet even in the face of bandits, traitors, and the implacable hatred of the Emperor, the greatest danger to Remin might be his new wife.
Princess Ophele Agnephus. Daughter of the Stars, the Exile Princess, she is the daughter of the Divine Emperor who executed Remin’s family. Raised in secret and given in the place of her sister as a reward for Remin’s war victory, Ophele carries a secret that could topple the Empire: his family was innocent. But will she risk her life to reveal her family’s crimes?
A tale of love and redemption. As the summer bleeds on and the walls of their city rise, Remin finds himself drawn to Ophele, who shares so many of his dreams and sorrows. She could be everything: his love and his wife, the mother of his children, the foundation of a dynasty that will last forever. Or she could be the Emperor’s weapon, placed at his side to destroy everything he has left.
A marriage built in the ashes of betrayal. A land built on the ruins of a century of war. And a people determined to rise, with shattered trust and an unquenchable hope…if Ophele can only make them believe it is possible. Traitor Son is the story of a people broken by tragedy, a hero torn between his duty and his dreams, and a young woman who must find the courage to take her place at his side, before their own devils tear them apart.
Genre: Fiction > Romance
- File Name:traitor-son-by-melissa-cave.epub
- Original Title:Traitor Son: Book 1 of the Empire of the Stars
- Creator:Melissa Cave
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B0DFVBK4V9
- Publisher:Owl and Bear, LLC
- Date:2024-11-02T00:00:00+00:00
- File Size:3.356 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Contents
- 4. Author’s Note
- 5. For my brother Daniel, who was listening to my stories before I was old enough to write them down.
- 6. Map
- 7. …for when those ancient kings had fallen…
- 8. Prologue
- 9. Chapter 1 – The Exile Princess
- 10. Chapter 2 – A Wedding
- 11. Chapter 3 – A Bed of Roses
- 12. Chapter 4 – The Knights of the Brede
- 13. Chapter 5 – An Imperfect Creation
- 14. Chapter 6 – A Poisoned Sweet
- 15. Chapter 7 – Clear Blue Sky
- 16. Chapter 8 – The Growth of Trees
- 17. Chapter 9 – Dangerous Creatures
- 18. Chapter 10 – Defensive Structures
- 19. Chapter 11 – Try
- 20. Chapter 12 – Lady of the Wall
- 21. Chapter 13 – Greater than Fear
- 22. Chapter 14 – Enduring Happiness
- 23. Thank you for reading!
- 24. Stardust Child: Prologue
- 25. Glossary
- 26. About the Author