A forgotten genocide. A silversmith’s daughter. A love that defies annihilation.
In 1915, as the Ottoman Empire unravels, Anahit Parseghian’s world is destroyed when soldiers descend on her Armenian village of Keghi. Once a gifted silversmith with a promising future and a fiancé she adored, Anahit is torn from her home and forced on a brutal death march across the Syrian desert. What begins as a fight for survival soon transforms her into something more—a witness, a leader, and a reluctant heroine.
Along the march, she crosses paths with Dr. James Hartwell, an American physician documenting the atrocities of the Armenian genocide. Their unlikely bond—born of courage, sacrifice, and forbidden love—becomes a fragile lifeline in a world collapsing into darkness.
But survival alone is not enough. Recruited into a clandestine network, Anahit becomes the Rose of Ararat, a spy whose cunning and resilience threaten the very architects of destruction. From the mountains of Anatolia to the deserts of Deir ez-Zor, she must weigh her mission for justice against the remnants of her own humanity, and decide if love can endure in a world bent on erasure.
The Rose of Ararat is an epic tale of survival, romance, and resistance—perfect for readers of historical fiction, women’s fiction, and historical romance who are drawn to stories of strong heroines, forbidden love, and the fight for justice. Blending the sweep of history with intimate emotion, it will resonate with fans of novels about World War I, the Ottoman Empire, and powerful women who refuse to be silenced.
Genre: Thriller
In 1915, as the Ottoman Empire unravels, Anahit Parseghian’s world is destroyed when soldiers descend on her Armenian village of Keghi. Once a gifted silversmith with a promising future and a fiancé she adored, Anahit is torn from her home and forced on a brutal death march across the Syrian desert. What begins as a fight for survival soon transforms her into something more—a witness, a leader, and a reluctant heroine.
Along the march, she crosses paths with Dr. James Hartwell, an American physician documenting the atrocities of the Armenian genocide. Their unlikely bond—born of courage, sacrifice, and forbidden love—becomes a fragile lifeline in a world collapsing into darkness.
But survival alone is not enough. Recruited into a clandestine network, Anahit becomes the Rose of Ararat, a spy whose cunning and resilience threaten the very architects of destruction. From the mountains of Anatolia to the deserts of Deir ez-Zor, she must weigh her mission for justice against the remnants of her own humanity, and decide if love can endure in a world bent on erasure.
The Rose of Ararat is an epic tale of survival, romance, and resistance—perfect for readers of historical fiction, women’s fiction, and historical romance who are drawn to stories of strong heroines, forbidden love, and the fight for justice. Blending the sweep of history with intimate emotion, it will resonate with fans of novels about World War I, the Ottoman Empire, and powerful women who refuse to be silenced.
Genre: Thriller
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