The Trusted Cook

9 hrs. 19 min.

Language Russian

Author Natalia Rakshina

Narrator Nina Sashina

Description

Sno(d)elen(d) is swept up in winter pre-wedding fever: after all, the duke Moritz— the king’s brother—plans to get married himself! But the promises of luxurious celebrations are spoiled by rumor, which attributes to the titled nobleman a wild romance with a beautiful cook. The trouble isn’t that the cook turned out to be a sorceress of questionable origin… They say she ran off to an unknown direction with some valuable item, without which the dynastic marriage is very much in doubt. To avoid scandal, the duke sends after the cunning beauty the best hired headhunter he can procure for a staggering sum. A betrayed lover, a cook-thief, a ruthless mercenary… And the question is no less important: are they truly who they claim to be—or are their identities something else entirely?—as big as the doubts about the upcoming wedding.