Length20h 18m
About this audiobook
Culture. Etiquette. Spycraft. Romance.
Miska is a captive to a sadistic Paşa, forced to survive in a decadent pleasure den where her master flaunts his sensual cruelty in a deeply pious world. Beylerbey Timur is the iron-willed military governor of Anatolia, holding the empire's frozen eastern border against invasion while his Sultan is away at war.
When their paths collide, Miska’s brilliant logistical mind and keen observations—skills that do not belong to a slave—begin to unravel a massive conspiracy of treachery and lies. Plucked from the Serpent's house and planted in the sheltered, freezing soil of the Beylerbey's winter fortress, a trampled blossom finally begins to put down roots. Away in the capital, the Sultan's eldest daughter and her loyal cousin hunt for the truth, tracking the threads of the lost Hanımefendi: Nareh.
Immerse yourself in a slow-burn romance woven through a world of strict social rules, deadly politics, and the unforgiving divisions between men and women.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Romance
Length20 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 6, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title
2Author’s Note
3Cultural Glossary
4Prelude 1:
5THE LOST HANIMEFENDI: Sultana Zerrin
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6Prelude 2:
7A GILDED CAGE: Miska
8Prelude 3:
9OBSERVED: Miska
10Prelude 4:
11A HUNTER'S PATIENCE: Paşa Iskander
12Prelude 5:
13THE VINTAGE OF MEMORY: Paşa Iskander
14Prelude 6:
15THE HEADWATERS: Beylerbey Timur
16Prelude 7:
17THE GARDEN OF THE MOON: Beylerbey Timur
18Prelude 8:
19THE LAST BREAD: Beylerbey Timur
20Prelude 9:
21THE SILK AND THE DREGS: Miska
22Prelude 10:
23THE IRON BROOM: Ağa Sorab
24Prelude 11:
25THE SILENT STONE: Ağa Kemal
26Prelude 12:
27THE GILDED PROCESSION: Sultana Zerrin
28Prelude 13:
29THE PLEASURE HALL: Miska
30Prelude 14:
31A LESSON IN CREATION: Paşa Iskander
32Prelude 15:
33THE TASTE OF ASH: Miska
34Prelude 16:
35THE ANVIL'S EDGE: Beylerbey Timur
36Prelude 17:
37THE WEIGHT OF ABSENCE: Ağa Kemal
38Prelude 18:
39A CONVENIENT SOLUTION: Sultana Zerrin
40Prelude 19:
41THE PRICE OF DEFIANCE: Miska
42Prelude 20:
43DOMESTIC DISOBEDIENCE: Miska
44Prelude 21:
45PUNISHMENT: Paşa Iskander
46Prelude 22:
47A TABLEAU OF PAIN: Paşa Iskander
48Prelude 23:
49THE EAGLE AND THE SPIDER: Beylerbey Timur
50Prelude 24:
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