The historical novel The English Slave solves a four hundred year-old mystery—the true identity of the beautiful Turkish noblewoman who received a slave in late 1602. Grand Vizier Yemisci Hasan Pasha purchases a well-dressed officer at a slave auction on the Danube and sends him in chains to his fiancée in Stamboul. The Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire promises his betrothed that she can keep the slave ransom all for herself, so the Turkish noblewoman brings the slave to the Grand Hall of her massive palace. Speaking to her captive in Italian, Aisha, Sister of the Sultan, quickly learns Capitano John Smith is no ordinary slave.
Based on personal memoirs, descriptive letters, and contemporary histories, The English Slave is the first book in the Empires and Kingdoms series. This intricately woven story transpires during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth of England, Henry the Great of France, and King Philip II of Spain. From the Holy Roman Empire to the Ottoman Empire, and from the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands to the Kingdoms of Portugal and Spain, peace is not yet at hand.
ISBN: 978-0-9862471-2-5. Available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.
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