It combines some of my favorite elements of books: history, retellings, character development, diversity, and slow burn romance (if you’ve read Now I Rise, you know what I’m talking about). Words cannot express how much I love this series. I think I have found one of my new favorite series, possibly in the top ten series that I have ever read. Or kill the devil and burn the bridge so no one can get to you.” “Hold hands with the devil until you are both over the bridge. If she dies, he could never forgive himself-but if he fails in Constantinople, will Mehmed ever forgive him?Īs nations fall around them, the Dracul siblings must decide: what will they sacrifice to fulfill their destinies? Empires will topple, thrones will be won…and souls will be lost.” (Summary found on Goodreads). Torn between loyalties to faith, to the Ottomans, and to Mehmed, he knows he owes Lada nothing. Radu longs for his sister’s fierce confidence-but for the first time in his life, he rejects her unexpected plea for help. Mehmed wants control of the city, and Radu has earned an unwanted place as a double-crossing spy behind enemy lines.

But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople-and it’s no diplomatic mission. What Lada needs is her younger brother Radu’s subtlety and skill. There’s no time to wonder whether he still thinks about her, even loves her. And thinking of Mehmed brings little comfort to her thorny heart. But brute force isn’t getting Lada what she wants. Filled with a white-hot rage, she storms the countryside with her men, accompanied by her childhood friend Bogdan, terrorizing the land. All she has is what she’s always had: herself.Īfter failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada Dracul is out to punish anyone who dares to cross her blood-strewn path.

Now i rise book series