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Georgia, 1177

For twenty years King Giorgi has defended the throne of his fragile kingdom against all comers. As he faces the end of his life, he is determined that Tamar, his clever, indomitable daughter, will succeed him to the throne.

The First Queen

With her father dead, Tamar becomes queen. Alone in a court swirling with intrigue and mistrust, she has only one choice: she must marry a man of whom the elders approve.

A Terrible Choice

But her heart belongs to a reckless boy from the mountains, and with rebellion brewing at home and powerful foes circling her borders, Tamar has to make a terrible choice between the man she loves and the land she adores ...

'A wonderful story of love and death that transports you into a forgotten world' Vanora Bennett