GRAND DYNASTY. wip intro
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themes: historical fiction, romance, politics, coup, vengence, plotting
excerpt.
zhana’s attendance had confirmed his fears: she had lied to him about her identity, courting him with false pretenses. when she looked at him then, it was as though she had no guilt. almost like she looked right through him.
striding past him to the beat of the music was grand duke ivan. at his presence, dmitry visibly flinched away and moved to the side, allowing him to pass as if ivan was the emperor and dmitry was nothing but a servant at his beck and call, though that was truer than he’d like to admit.
the grand duke halted his stride at her side, taking the lady’s hand in his at shoulder level, leading her to the dance floor as a new tune picked up. quickly getting into rhythm, the two danced around the ballroom, leading more couples to dance alongside them. occasionally, the emperor would catch the lady’s eye, and it seemed as if she could eat his heart whole.
summary.
after manipulating the ruling emperor until his death, grand duke ivan becomes the regent of vanderhal. he maintains his position for years through charisma, pushing the true emperor dmitry into his shadow. conflict in the court rises when the very influential general andrey publicly announces his support for emperor dmitry.
behing the scenes, ivan boasts a harem of almost fifty women. among them is lady zhana of lhavia, a princess who has been married off to ivan as a prisoner of war; she harbours a strong sense of hatred towards ivan and the entire kingdom of vanderhal. another wife of his is lady leyla, a young woman nine years ivan’s junior; she is the only woman the grand duke ever truly loved, though she does not reciprocate these feelings.
two of the grand duke’s wives grow unhappy with their lives, beginning to sneak around the castle during their free time. in their fits of boredom, the ladies leyla and zhana stumble across two important men and their plan to start a coup.
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