Heart of Iron and Silk

By Kian Havenshaw

A disgraced scholar. An exiled warrior. A conspiracy that could burn Constantinople to the ground.

Constantinople, 988 AD. Theodora, the daughter of an executed traitor, survives in the shadows of the Great Palace as an invisible scribe. Her life of silence ends the night she commits a fatal "red wax error," accidentally intercepting a death list that implicates the Empire's most powerful men in a plot to overthrow Emperor Basil II.

Now, Theodora possesses a secret that makes her the most hunted woman in Byzantium. Her only hope for survival lies with the very man she should fear most.

Thorsten of Uppland is a giant of the north, a member of the elite Varangian Guard with a back scarred by disgrace and a heart frozen by a past betrayal. Assigned to guard the dusty archives, he expects boredom-until a woman of sharp intellect and quiet defiance turns his world upside down.

Thrust together by fate, "Iron" and "Silk" must navigate a deadly labyrinth of sewers, cisterns, and golden halls to stop a coup before the Easter liturgy. But as they dodge assassins and decipher ancient runes, a dangerous passion ignites between them-one that proves love is the only force stronger than the Emperor's sword.

Immerse yourself in this sweeping historical romance set in the vibrant, treacherous heart of the Byzantine Empire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJPZR25R
• ISBN13: 9798245495910
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"