Bound To The Sultan

Long before Süleyman became the Sultan, long before the empire knew the names of Hürrem Sultan, Mahidevran Sultan, even longer before Gulfem Hatun, there was her.

Her name was Dilşah.

Chosen at sixteen by the powerful Ayşe Hafsa Sultan, Dilşah was carefully prepared for the young prince destined to rule an empire - Süleyman the Magnificent. When their eyes met for the first time, their destiny was sealed. Young, innocent and recklessly in love.

She became his first love, his first Haseki, the keeper of his heart in the golden halls of the palace.

And when she gave birth to his first son Selim, it seemed fate itself had chosen her to stand beside the future Sultan.

But the Ottoman court is a place where happiness rarely survives.

When tragedy steals their child only days after his birth, grief poisons everything they once were. Where love once flourished, silence and pain take root. And to Ayşe Hafsa Sultan, a broken woman could never stand beside a ruler of the world.

So Dilşah is sent away.

Banished from the capital to serve the Valide's daughter, Şah Sultan, far from the glittering palace and the man she once loved. Protected... but forgotten.

A living ghost of the past.

Ten years later, one night, a letter arrives. Sealed by the hand of the Valide Sultan herself.

The empire changes and Topkapi palace changes. The Sultan's heart now belongs to a woman many call a devil - Hürrem Sultan. Valide Sultan is desparate in only hope she has left to get rid of Hürrem.

Dilşah is summoned back to the capital. Back to the man she never stopped loving.

Because the Valide Sultan is desperate... and Dilşah may be the last hope to save the Sultan from the fire of Hürrem Sultan.

But the girl who once left the palace is gone.

And the woman returning may be far more dangerous than anyone remembers.