This Historical Fiction novel, the first in the saga, now has a cover that represents a journey of four years!
See the story here: L.K. Hill publishing journey
In
a world where power is paid for in blood, no one ever aspires to more than what
they were born to, and danger hides in plain sight, Inga, a maid in the
imperial Russian palace, must find the courage to break the oppressive chains
she’s been bound with since birth.
Inga’s
life in sixteenth century Russia is bleak until a man she crossed paths with as
a child returns to the Kremlin. Taras is convinced his mother’s death when he
was a boy was no mere accident and has returned to try and discover what really
happened, all during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the most brutal and
notorious ruler ever to sit the throne of Russia. While Taras finds only lies
and silence where he seeks truth, Inga struggles with the feelings of
oppression that have plagued her for most of her life. Taras gives her the
chance to leave her loneliness behind forever, but the cost and future of such a
liaison is uncertain and Inga is afraid.
Up
against the social confines of the time, the shadowy conspiracies that cloak
their history, and the sexual politics of the Russian imperial court, Inga and
Taras must discover their past, plan for their future, and survive the
brutality that permeates life within the four walls that tower over them all,
or they may end up like so many citizens of ancient Russia: nothing but flesh
and bone mortar for the stones of the Kremlin wall.
Jolly Fish Press Release:
PROVO, UT—Jolly Fish Press (JFP) is proud to announce the
successful acquisition of L. K. Hill's stunning historical novel, Citadels
of Fire, the first installment in Kremlins, a three-book series depicting
the rise and fall of fifteenth-century Russia under the violent rule of Ivan
the Terrible.
Following the literary traditions of Ken Follett's The
Pillars of the Earth and Tracy Chevalier's Girl with a Pearl Earring,
Citadels of Fire chronicles the unexpected turn of events that transpire
within the walls of the Kremlin through the eyes of a palace maid as she is
unwillingly pulled into the dangerous web of political espionage, royal
scandals, rebellion, and savage wars, in her pursuit of love and a better life
outside of the palace walls. In Citadels of Fire, Hill captures the
grandeur of Russia in her meticulous description of a country that is both
breathtaking and desolate, leaving the reader with the appetite for more, yet
the fear of what comes next.
Hill has a degree from Weber State University, and has won numerous
writing awards, including garnering first place in the 2011 League of Utah
Writer Writing Contest. Citadels of Fire is slated for a Spring 2014
release.
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