rhapsody | the maiden thorn series | book one

"Some towns are built on secrets, tucked so deeply into the frozen peaks that even the shadows feel lonely."

High in the Carpathian mountains near Orșova, Romania where mist coils through pine forests, the Moravacová Castle sits like a living relic watching the centuries go by.

The Moravacovás are wolves who walk as men, their fortune rooted in centuries of blood pacts and debts.

When Lupin Moravacová's youngest son, Juelz, loses his childhood love Fia Roşu, the promise he makes to find her becomes an obsession that pulls him and his family into a decade of dark, planned recovery.

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Not long after her seventeenth birthday Fia Roşu's parents break-up. Her mothers abandonment leaves Fia hurt and bitter. A few months later her father shows up at her school and checks her out early telling her it is necessary for her to go live with her aunt in Orsova, Romania, their old village just until he can straighten out his life. He swears it will only be for the summer.

Aunt Lucie, her mother's sister, a nurse at the local Hospital is beyond busy and initiates the help of a local family to help her keep Fia busy, the Bianchi family. They are Italian expats and have a full schedule that they are only too happy to include Fia in. The first event is a masquerade ball at Moravacová Castle.

Where Fia will come face to face with Juelz Moravacová.

But there's only one problem. She is the special guest of Adrian Bianchi, the whirlwind son of Cicero and Ginetta Bianchi. And she-is Juelz' long lost love. And Fia's host has decided that Juelz must go through him to have access to his guest.

But Juelz has news for Adrian. He won't be deterred from the girl he has loved his entire life, now that she is back. Juelz' presence awakens Fia's childhood memories and suddenly, 'rhapsody' becomes more than just a word in a poem. It becomes an immersion she cannot explain.

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