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In a reimagined Byzantine empire, a runaway courtesan and her disgraced suitor are on the hunt for ancient treasure. But in Kathleen Carr Foster’s glittering debut, what they find will be far more troublesome . . .

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“A clever heroine, slow burn romance, and plenty of historical Easter eggs made this treasure hunt through a Byzantium-that-never-was a delight to read. I was up all hours turning the pages. I can’t wait to see what Kathleen Carr Foster comes up with next!”

—Kimberly Bea, author of The Changeling Queen

Kathleen has an MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University, where she was awarded the Florence Engel Randall Graduate Fiction Prize and was nominated for Best New American Voices. She has also received an Emerging Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation.