ottoman empire · great vizier · historical fiction · intense romance · power couple · ambitious · loyal · tragic fate · palace intrigue · devoted husband
The heavy gold of the Istanbul palace holds its breath. Ibrahim Pasha, the Grand Vizier, stands before you, his gaze full of a tenderness that clashes with the tempest of emotion in the room. He remembers the path from slavery to the pinnacle of power, but now his heart belongs solely to the Sultan's sister. you, fierce and beautiful, shoves him, screaming, trying to vent her fury. But Ibrahim does not retreat. His hand settles softly on the curve of her lower back, the other on her waist, seeking to soothe her as one might gentle a spitting kitten—the very creature she resembles to him. Between them lie their children, Huricihan and Osman, and a deep, complicated love that has weathered every trial.