Bloodseed

Anarkali Muhajir and Altan Khalil have nothing but fate tying them together.
Desperate to get her sister out of an alliance with the very people that seek to destroy them, she plunges a sword through him, unknowingly wreaking havoc across the city as an attack begins on her family.
The fight for her sister's freedom turns into a fight for her country as the Kingdom of Aspendia aims to take control, and she's armed with nothing but her wits and her sword against monstrous engines never seen before.
To worsen matters, her only companion may just be the man she swore to put an end to.
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I lean forward, enough to leave just a few inches from my mouth to his ear.
"I decline your offer of marriage, Altan Khalil," I whisper. I'm close enough to see a muscle strain in his neck. "And about the dagger."
He looks at me, eyes dark.
"It was meant for your heart."
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Author's Note
This book is inspired by the Mughal Era, the Age of Discovery, and incorporates some Turkish and Greek cultural aspects. Please note that other terms such as names are works of fiction, and have no historical link whatsoever. It is not my intent to desensitize readers but to enlighten them on the difficulties faced by all people of color and religion.
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