The South in the Arms of the North

No dragons, no reincarnations. No werewolves, gnomes, or elves. No matchmaking for dark lords and no magical academies. This is a family fantasy saga for readers with adult feelings—the kind who understand that love is beautiful but not eternal, and that cruelty sometimes is justified. That a woman can be betrayed for a crown, and that in a marriage of convenience, happiness can be found.

“South in the Embrace of the North” is about the beautiful prince Linar from the House of the South and the unbending grаte Gote from the House of the North. They were forced to marry. But Linar has long had his chosen one, and his first wedding night is spent with his mistress, not his wife. Raised in strictness and sealed in the traditions of the Great Houses into a shell of emotional coldness, Gote doesn’t know what love is. The House of Gotvir suffered a monstrous insult, and the northerners demand immediate annulment of the marriage.

But suddenly Gote realizes she has become the owner of an astonishingly beautiful man—every dream of every woman in the vast empire, from a laundress to a lady—now sitting in Gote’s bedroom! Only she has no idea what to do with him. And Linar has no intention of helping her. He came only to refuse marital rights. Gote had been preparing to rule, handle politics, and if necessary, wage war. But first, the marriage must be consummated. And the woman who grew up with a sword in her hand rushes to the assault with desperate courage…

Pentology “The Great Houses of the Desert.” The stars live endlessly long, but in the end they burn out, turning their planets into lifeless deserts and putting them on the brink of inevitable death. A highly developed civilization is forced to find another home. Five arks, separating from the main fleet, after long journeys find a small planet with a familiar belt of deserts suitable for life. But despite forecasts, this planet turns out to be inhabited. The gap between the two civilizations is enormous, so the “light of knowledge” decided to be given to the natives gradually.

The highest race builds five magnificent cities: Ignis, Kalifas, Chihuan, Frigamu, and Narabór. And declares the surrounding territories an empire. The Five Great Desert Houses become one big family. Marriages are allowed only within the family to preserve the purity of blood. But everyone has a heart, and the highborn “sirs” and “grates” desperately fall in love, give birth to bastards, go on adventures, and rebel against the established order. And instead of ennobling the indigenous population and giving them knowledge, the invaders—drunk on boundless power—grow more and more morally corrupt.