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The Impaler's Wife

By: Autumn Bardot
Narrated by: Samantha Desz
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A young woman is swept into a life of intrigue, revenge, passion, and betrayal when she falls for the world's most notorious prince, Vlad Dracula.

The year is 1464. King Matthias controls Hungary, his family, and the fate of the world's most notorious political prisoner, Prince Vlad Dracula.

Ilona Szilágy, the king's cousin, is young and ambitious. Dracula is determined to marry into the family. It is love at first sight, but the king has other plans. The Impaler Prince, however, never takes no for an answer.

This begins Ilona's journey into the treacherous world of court intrigues, family betrayals, and her husband's dark desires. Eager to become Vlad's trusted confidant, Ilona soon discovers that marriage to a man tortured by his past comes with a price.

Woven throughout is a peek into the life and times of one of the world's most enigmatic and maligned rulers...the man before the legend.

The Impaler's Wife offers a fierce yet sensuous glimpse into the violent 15th century.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Autumn Bardot (P)2020 Tantor

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Really enjoyed the book and story! Please, don't make movie, because it would be impossible to show everything!
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I love all Draculas stories

I enjoyed this story. Please make part two
The narrator’s voice is so mesmerizing. Loved it

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"Your Husband Will Live Forever"

I'm a big fan of Dracula films and keenly interested by the historical Vlad Tepes so this book is right up my alley. It is a very well-written and well-researched historical fiction. While there are characters and events made up to move the story along there are also several people, events and stories within the book that I have read about in scholarly books about Vlad Tepes so the author wisely wove these into the narrative. The story is told from Ilona's point of view and we see Vlad through her eyes as likely many saw him: seductive, wise, calculating, loving, loyal, intelligent, handsome, brutal, cruel, unpredictable and a powerful leader. The sexual scenes between Ilona and Vlad are darkly erotic which some may like and others not.

Samantha Desz is a superb narrator who brings all the characters to life with her reading and acting. She really made the listening experience so much more enjoyable and riveting.

Highly recommended.

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