The English Slave

Empires and Kingdoms:

The English Slave

The historical novel The English Slave solves a four hundred year-old mystery—the true identity of the beautiful Turkish noblewoman who received Captain John Smith as a slave.

At a slave auction inside Ottoman border town on the lower Danube in late 1602, Grand Vizier Yemisci Hasan Pasha purchases a well-dressed officer. This powerful Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire sends the slave in chains to his fiancée in Stamboul, promising her that she can ransom the "rich" slave and keep all of the monies for herself. In order to learn where the wealthy family of this captured officer lives, this beautiful Turkish noblewoman, the sister of Sultan Mehmet III, brings her new slave to the Grand Hall of her massive palace. Speaking to her captive in Italiano, Aisha, Sister of the Sultan, quickly learns Capitano John Smith is no ordinary slave. 

Based on personal memoirs, descriptive letters, and contemporary histories, The English Slave is the first book in the Empires and Kingdoms historical fiction series. This intricately woven story transpires during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth of England, Henry le Grand of France, and King Philip II of Spain. From the Holy Roman Empire to the Ottoman Empire, and from the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands to the Kingdoms of Portugal and Spain, peace is not yet at hand.