The Empress Irini Series: Books 1-4
(2025)(A book in the Empress Irini series)
An omnibus of novels by Janet McGiffin
Amidst the intrigue and dazzling splendor of 8th-century Constantinople, a young woman is destined to reshape the empire. Irini of Athens, breathtakingly beautiful and fiercely ambitious, catches the eye of Emperor Constantine, who brings her to the Great Palace���not only to wed his frail and ineffectual son, Co-Emperor Leon, but for himself as well. Yet Irini is no mere consort. Beneath her radiant charm lies a ruthless and fierce hunger for power.
To survive the treacherous currents of the Byzantine court, Irini seeks a loyal ally and finds one in Thekla of Ikonion, a fellow exile wandering the labyrinthine streets of Constantinople in search of the betrothed who abandoned her at the altar. Bound by circumstance, the two women form a tenuous alliance that will carry them to the heights of influence—and the edge of ruin.
Set against a backdrop of religious turmoil, shifting allegiances, and deadly palace intrigue, the Empress Irini Series brings to life the extraordinary true events of Byzantium’s past. Nearly every character is drawn from history, their fleeting moments reignited in this gripping four-book saga of ambition, betrayal, and the ruthless pursuit of power.
Genre: General Fiction
To survive the treacherous currents of the Byzantine court, Irini seeks a loyal ally and finds one in Thekla of Ikonion, a fellow exile wandering the labyrinthine streets of Constantinople in search of the betrothed who abandoned her at the altar. Bound by circumstance, the two women form a tenuous alliance that will carry them to the heights of influence—and the edge of ruin.
Set against a backdrop of religious turmoil, shifting allegiances, and deadly palace intrigue, the Empress Irini Series brings to life the extraordinary true events of Byzantium’s past. Nearly every character is drawn from history, their fleeting moments reignited in this gripping four-book saga of ambition, betrayal, and the ruthless pursuit of power.
Genre: General Fiction
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